productUK manufacturer and supplier of
technical equipment and specialist
training for height safety and rescue,
heightec, has recently been awarded
a major contract by County Durham
and Darlington Fire and Rescue
Service (CDD
productA safety device
developed by
Checkmate Lifting and
Safety which prevents
the most common cause
of death in the
workplace – falling from
height – has been
honoured with The
Queens Award for
Innovation.
The accolad
productKee Safety, the company behind the
BeamClamp and BoxBolt range of
specialist clamping solutions, has
expanded its team with the
appointment of John Kay as UK
sales manager. Kay will be
supporting Kee Safety’s distributo
productFlexible working practices and a
quick response mean that Transweb
has won a contract for (and
already delivered) the biggest net it
has ever produced. The order came
from a company whose existing
supplier was unable to
productThe 49 stop extension to the
Manchester Metro features steps
designed to minimise risk of trips
and slips by the able, disabled and
visually impaired. Each of the 1400
pre-cast concrete steps to the new
platforms requir
productSlips and trips resulting in falls are a
common cause of major workplace
injuries and a contributing factor to
many over-3-day injuries. They can
occasionally lead directly to fatal
accidents usually from head injuries.
productNeil Sheehan explains how developing a team of workers
who specialise in work at height has helped Kier Building
Maintenance improve safety and save money too
At its heart, Kier Building
Maintenance promotes a health
productSafetyworks & Solutions supplies its
fall protection systems and roof
access solutions to many locations
across the UK.
The company’s product range
includes the freestanding and fixed
handrail systems for both new bui
productThe UBIX temporary roofing system
from Combisafe has been chosen to
protect the Kingsgate Shopping
Centre, Huddersfield, for a first floor
extension.
Using two separate UBIX roofs
with the RunWay system, allowed a
fa
productCapital Safety has introduced the
new Protecta Rebel range of Self-
Retracting Lifeline (SRL).
Rebel cable models are available
from 6 to 30m. This new range
replaces the Protecta JRG SRL.
The Rebel range
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