White paper on stairway safety
Specified correctly, stair nosings make a significant contribution in making a staircase safe for users, according to Quantum Profile Systems.
Specified correctly, stair nosings make a significant contribution in making a staircase safe for users, according to Quantum Profile Systems.
Nationwide Platforms’ latest innovation in safety, SkyScreen, was recently introduced on the construction of London’s iconic Greenwich Peninsula Low Carbon Energy Centre by main contractor Kier, in order to minimise the risk of objects being dropped from the basket of an access platform when working at height.
A leading UK forklift attachment company is preparing for another busy winter season by helping its clients tackle hazardous icy conditions.
Dropped object prevention platform www.preventdrops.com launched…
National bread maker Warburtons has been fined £2million after a worker was hospitalised following a fall.
The LOBO System is a work platform scaffold product that combines the flexibility and strength of traditional scaffolding with the simplicity and mobility of tower systems, but it is said to be much more versatile, and no assembly tools are required.
With the growing popularity of insulated panels in modern construction, UK specialist ISD Solutions, which recently completed a high bay energy-efficient cold storage warehouse extension for Turners (Soham), warns that poor awareness of product and installation standards, combined with stringent health & safety requirements, risk the safety of site personnel and projects.
Using tools at height constitutes a serious hazard. Even heavy duty hard hats offer little protection against equipment dropped from an elevated working point.
Rental equipment specialist ESS Safeforce has opened its new state-of-the-art working at height training centre in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire.
Surface care specialist Fila has introduced a new formulation for its protective dirt-barrier treatment – FILASTOP DIRT.
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