Why the IT Director should be heading up health and safety
Are IT departments set to play an increased role in health and safety management? One consultancy thinks so.
Contractors get set to benefit from the Insurance Act 2015
The new Insurance Act of 2015 comes into force on 12 August 2016, bringing a radical change to how commercial insurance claims will be treated. ECIC, a specialist insurer for the construction sector, is urging contractors to familiarise themselves with the new law to ensure they understand how they will benefit.
Working smarter with Safety Cloud
The building management team at CityPoint, one of London’s tallest buildings, is taking a more proactive approach to its health and safety, using the Safety Cloud online management system from Southalls.
Alarm management software
M.A.C. Solutions has added a new software application to the ProcessVue Alarm Management software suite that incorporates a Master Alarm Database, a set of alarm rationalisation tools and comprehensive Management of Change functionality.
Accreditation assists expansion
Ion Science’s Tiger handheld VOC (volatile organic compound) monitor has achieved Korean certification for use in potentially hazardous environments in the East Asian country.
There’s an app for that…
Andrea Bowen, technical product manager at Casella, explains why soon we’ll all be bringing our own mobile devices to the noise and dust monitoring party.
Permasure app
In chemical suit selection a “breakthrough” result (commonly >480 minutes) from a permeation test is often interpreted as meaning “it takes more than 480 minutes for the chemical to break through the fabric, so I am safe in this suit for 480 minutes”.
Worker emergency ID
Vital ID, a leader in worker emergency ID, has launched a new product.
‘Noise at work’ training course
According to Casella, you can save time, money and comply with the Noise at Work Regulations (2006) by training a competent member of staff to monitor noise in your workplace, on its one day ‘noise at work’ training course.
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