Health & Safety Matters

No more slip ups

Arco the safety company is offering a
surface testing service using the
HSE’s SAT Site Assessment tool.

Arco will provide this service
through a new surface measuring
device that calculates flooring
substrate and prov

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New partnership

Capital Safety, the designer and
manufacturer of height safety
products has announced a
partnership to market a full line
of TRAM height safety systems.

TRAM systems offer users
mobility, stability and security
atop

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Bespoke platform

Enabling operatives to safely carry
out essential tasks at great heights,
Contact Attachments has supplied a
special access platform to bespoke
furniture company, Neville Johnson.
Mike Boyd, safety and standards
manager

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Keeps track

PSL DataTrack business
administration software has assisted
a manufacturer of safety equipment
to ensure its products and assemblies
are fully traceable and can be recalled
at any time for recertification in
accordance

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Wire-based system launch

A new, wire-based horizontal life line
system has been launched working at
height safety specialist, Kee Safety.

Designed as a flexible, cost-effective
and continuous fall protection
solution, the KeeLine system is
su

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Full-body harness

Capital Safety has announced
the launch its next
generation harness: the
ExoFit NEX. The full-body
harness offers high levels of
comfort, function and
durability.

According to Capital
Safety, the ExoFit NEX
provide

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Ladder association publishes new code of practice

The Ladder Association has
produced a revised and updated
Code of Practice containing a wealth
of information for ladder users and
employers alike. Timed to coincide
with the launch of the association’s
‘Don’t be a ladd

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New guidance for temporary roofs and buildings

Since the publication of the original technical guidance there has been very little up-to-date advice available for the design of temporary roofs and buildings.

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BS5973 to be officially withdrawn in 2010

UK Scaffolding industry expected to conform to European Standard BS EN12811-1:2003 from 2011

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CISRS launches scaffold inspection card scheme

The CISRS (Construction Industry Scaffolders Record Scheme) has launched two long awaited additions to their card scheme, Basic Scaffold Inspection and Advanced Scaffold Inspection.

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