Health & Safety Matters

Water, water, everywhere?

With the south-east of England and East Anglia already in the grip of a serious drought and more northern
parts of the country likely to also be affected, water efficiency is coming to the fore. Keri Reynolds explains
how a

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Handshake harm?

Team GB’s chief medical officer, Ian
McCurdie, has advised athletes to
avoid shaking hands with rivals at
this summer’s games in case they
contract bugs. BOA will also issue
competitors with portable sanitisers
to help

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New range goes full steam ahead

Last month saw the launch of a
new range of steam cleaners by
OspreyDeepclean, replacing
many of its previous models, and
targeted at cleaning professionals
within both general contract
cleaning and industrial applicati

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Warranty for 3

Clemas & Co can now offer an extra
heavy duty scrubber dryer that
provides a suitable cleaning machine
for the most heavy duty environments.

The Premium line range of scrubber
dryers has various options including
an A

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Trial results

Germguard has recently received the
results of a clinical trial that
commenced in January 2010 within
two NHS hospitals.

Germguard was trialled against
Achticlor+, (a chlorine releasing agent)
and the most widely used

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Spread the message

ISSA has announced that it is to
partner with the Health & Safety
Midlands event in its new Cleaning
and Hygiene Zone. As part of the
agreement, ISSA will lead the zone’s
educational programme that runs
across both days

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Hygiene testing

Simple, rapid test systems from
Hygiena International provide
instant information about surface
cleanliness and its associated risks,
assisting food law enforcement
officers in inspections by identifying
hotspots and in

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Central vacuum system

An international food processing
company is reaping the benefits of a
central vacuum cleaning/bulk
removal system, designed and
installed by BVC.

The
system
removes
beans, hulls
and flaked
materials,
conveying
t

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Clean sweep for safety

Leaving an area unswept can lead to
slips and trips. Offering a solution
for what can be a time-consuming,
backache-inducing task, BroomEx is
Broadwood’s range of powerful yet
easy to use walk-behind rotary
brooms for a

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Hybrid combination sweeper-scrubber

Reported to be the first hybrid
combination sweeper-scrubber, the
Nilfisk CS7000, is being acclaimed
for its ecological credentials. The
unit is available in three models –
LPG-hybrid, diesel-hybrid & ePower
battery – a

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