productIn certain environments workers may need a protective coverall in addition to a fall arrest system. However, layering coveralls and harnesses can be risky: the wearer must ensure they are compatible; extra training must be given; and comfort could be compromised.
newsA new video from the European Agency for Safety & Health at Work (EU-OSHA) featuring the animated employee, Napo, looks at the issue of slips and trips at work.
productHandrails, guardrails and barriers are routinely fitted on one or both sides of a railway track; on parapets, bridges and other high risk areas; and, alongside access ramps, staircases and gradients in and around stations, and the wider rail network. These structures not only protect important trackside equipment and workers where there is a risk of a fall from height, they also assist with passenger guidance, and help secure safe, easy access for rail users and maintenance teams.
productMentor Training, a training provider on mobile elevated work platforms (MEWPs) and mobile scaffold towers, has reviewed the interactive tools available to aid safe working at height and recommends the following (in no particular order) as the best five:
productHeronrib barefoot matting from Plastic Extruders is keeping visitors safe as they experience the innovative ‘Appearing Rooms’ water fountain sculpture by Danish artist Jeppe Hein outside the Southbank Centre in London.
productEquipment Hire company Facelift’s Hickstead team recently assisted in a task of the highest order, as their powered access equipment was used to carry out work at the Carthusian Monastery of St Hugh’s Charterhouse in the Weald of Sussex.
productDeckSafe Solutions has supplied anti-slip gratings for a floating modular pontoon system that accommodates three safety/rescue boats and a 60-person life raft at London City Airport.
productThe new Genie Operative Protective System (OPS) is designed to be attached on an articulating or telescopic boom and scissor baskets.
productFollowing the success of last year’s campaign, the Ladder Association has launched this year’s inspection-led campaign with the news that it will now run from 1 September to 31 December 2013. According to Ladder Association chairman, Cameron Clow, the aim of the extra month is to deliver a clear safety message to home users in the run-up to Christmas.
productTractel UK has taken the plunge into the world of social media. Over the last couple of months the team at Tractel have been developing a social media presence across: LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook. This move looks to strengthen the company’s brand image and enable greater insight into customer needs.
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