productCheck contractor competence
The free Reset App enables you to check the competence of individual contractors, wherever they are working.
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productCertified to BS 8484:2016
Lone worker protection provider Send For Help is one of the first companies to be successfully audited against the latest version of BS 8484:2016 – the standard for the provision of lone worker device services.
productSafe-use times for chemical suits
Chemical Permeation tests on chemical suit fabric are conducted at 23oC. Yet permeation rate increases with temperature. So if the real-world temperature is higher than 23oC, the permeation rate will be higher than indicated by the test and any test-based calculation of safe use time will be wrong, explains Lakeland Industries Europe.
productEmergency showers for harsh environments
Intertec has launched a range of enclosed emergency safety showers for use in harsh outdoor environments.
productIntrinsically safe toolkit
Intrinsic safety has long been a recognised term in gas detection. However, affordable IS technology is now available for other detection applications.
productCirrus Research making noise about doseBadge5 at NEC Health & Safety Event 2017
Noise monitoring specialists Cirrus Research are debuting the new doseBadge5 at this year’s Health & Safety Event at the Birmingham NEC, March 20-22.
articleProtecting workers’ hearing in four simple steps
Simon Field, a technical specialist at science-based technology company 3M, offers some sound advice for protecting workers against hazardous noises.
productRoyal opening of head office
On 24th February 2017, Alcumus, the provider of technology-enabled business assurance and compliance risk management solutions, was honoured to have His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales officially opening its new Cardiff head office at Axys House, Parc Nantgarw, Cardiff.
articleSafety is black and white – so why is lone working such a grey area?
All employers have a Duty of Care to keep their staff properly trained and comfortable at work. But when it comes to lone working there’s still many grey areas, says LoneALERT sales & marketing manager, Mathew Colley.
articleTrading Standards launches national project on leather gloves
Trading Standards has launched a National Project investigating leather gloves sold as personal protective equipment, looking for the banned substances Chromium VI and Azo Dyes.
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