productWorkshop Control Board 70
•
Improve workflow
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Identify spare capacity
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Track waiting parts
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Allocate work to technicians
product
productAuto-Retractable Box Cutter
World’s first auto-retractable box cutter with a ceramic blade.
productLatest register of legislation
An up-to-date Register of Legislation
is useful for those construction
companies wishing to comply with
BS EN ISO 18001. The latest update
to the Construction Health and
Safety Manual from Construction
Industry Publications (CIP) now
includes a register of legislation
listing all relevant H&S legislation,
and its equivalent in Scotland, Wales
and Northern Ireland, as well as
including details of the HSE’s
relevant ACoP (Approved Code of
Practice). The register is updated
every six
productLegislation vital
Out of more than 200 employers
surveyed by Specsavers Corporate
Eyecare, not one thought that it
would raise the priority of eyecare in
their organisation if an employee had
an accident and it was found their
eyesight was not good enough to
drive without corrected vision
(wearing glasses or contact lenses).
productPermanent seal
Drivers with a blown head
gasket could avoid the
inconvenience of waiting
for roadside recovery
during the cold weather.
productEmergency & every day
Spectrum Healthcare will show its
range of evacuation equipment and
manual handling aids at Health &
Safety South. Its best known products
are UK manufactured Ski Sheets and
Ski Pads, as well as the AlbacMat and
the ResQmat which Spectrum import
from Australian suppliers with sole
UK and European Distribution Rights.
productIn case of evacuation
Evacusafe will be showcasing a new
evacuation product at IOSH 2013,
ExCel, London, 26-27 February. The
Home Emergency Transit Chair has
been designed for the domestic
market, for use in people’s homes
where perhaps they have a disabled or
immobile relative who may require
assistance getting up and down stairs.
productLife-saving device
Birmingham-based Evac+Chair
International has become the main
UK distributor for CardiAid
Automated External Defibrillators.
productLooking ahead to legal changes
In this occasional series of insights from the insurance industry, Jim Wilkes explains
the likely changes to criminal and civil law that those involved in workplace risk
controls must know
productPeace of mind
Birmingham-based Family Housing
Association is helping to reduce
potential risk to its lone working,
front-line staff by contracting with
Connexion2 for its award winning
and ACPO ‘Secured by Design’
accredited Identicom lone worker
device (LWD).
“The safety of our staff is of
paramount importance to us and we
have therefore made Identicom part
of our health and safety policy,” said
information systems manager Baz
Patel. “We decided we needed a more
robust system than we were
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