articleTest for danger
Maintaining the safety of electrical equipment in the workplace requires duty holders to take a robust approach to portable appliance testing (PAT), says Nathan Barwell.
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articleSafe foot forward
For many years there has been a lot of confusion surrounding the electrical properties of footwear which are identified by the various markings found on footwear. Lloyd Preston gives an overview of the properties offered and their suitability to certain end uses.
newsFine after crane operator electrocuted
A COMPANY has been fined after a worker was fatally electrocuted while operating a lorry mounted crane.
productSeaward delivers for PAT training company
SEAWARD TESTERS are being specified by a commercial training company to deliver improved levels of PAT (portable appliance testing) training to organisations across the UK.
newsSpot check reveals multiple breaches
A CONSTRUCTION contractor has been fined after multiple health and safety issues were identified during a proactive Covid spot check at a site in Manchester.
productDon’t compromise safety
IDEAL INDUSTRIES says its quality range of test and measurement equipment combines reliable safety and consistency with affordability.
articleFlash protection
A sudden electrical fault discharge creates a current that leaps across ionized air to find earth – choosing your in-situ electrical operative as the closest route. MSA Safety explores the causes, risks and injury dangers of arc flash incidents, and looks at comfortable, reliable, head, eye, face and hearing solutions for electrical workers.
news£333K fine after worker suffers electrical burns
A VERTICAL farming, glasshouses and energy company has been sentenced after a worker came into contact with an 11kV overhead power line.
newsForklift fatality sees lighting manufacturer in the dock
A LIGHTING manufacturer in Blackburn has been fined after an employee was fatally injured when the forklift truck he was driving struck an overhead steel beam.
newsEmployee killed in electrical incident
A WAREHOUSE management solutions company has been fined £180,000 after an employee was electrocuted while servicing an air compressor.
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