productMat audit offer
Industrial matting specialist Denis Rawlins is offering a free mat audit on your premises to help take the guess work out of choosing the right mat.
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newsWatchdog probe lands roofing firm in court
An Oldham roofing firm and company director have appeared in court after being filmed breaking the law by the BBC’s Watchdog programme.
productSafety in the sky
Crossgrip walkway matting, manufactured in the UK by Plastic Extruders, has been installed on the roof of a large Tesco Extra store in Pitsea, Essex.
productUnobtrusive protection
To allow safe access to the roof areas for general maintenance purposes, Safesite has installed KeeLine horizontal life line and Mobile Man Anchor systems at the newly refurbished 90 Hills Road in Cambridge’s business district, which comprises over 9,000 sq ft of modern office space over three floors.
productHigh level advice
Currently, falls from height remain the single biggest cause of workplace deaths and one of the main causes of major injury within the workplace due to ineffective health and safety provisions and lack of training.
productWork at height seminars
With falls from height still the single biggest cause of deaths in the workplace, the Access Industry Forum (AIF), the Forum for the principal trade associations and federations involved in temporary work at height, will be advancing safety, best practice and competency at the Health & Safety Event, being held at the Birmingham NEC from the 11th to the 13th March.
productHeavy duty ladders
The new Z600 SL heavy duty ladder range from Zarges is designed to cope with extreme use and intense situations. Their maximum static load capacity of 250 kg is 66% greater than the demands of EN 131 and 42% greater than the requirements of BS 2037 Class 1.
productCladding cleaned
North West cleaning contractor Ultra Cleaning Service benefited from the versatility of powered access when it hired a JLG 860SJ boom lift and a Skyjack SJ8841 scissor lift from AFI to clean cladding at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton.
productMeet the training experts
UTN Training is part of the AFI group of companies and a provider of health, safety and skills training. The company directly employs support teams and trainers at 21 locations throughout the UK to ensure they know their customers personally.
productCourse launch
FASET, the trade body representing the fall arrest and safety net rigging industry, has launched a training course for riggers needing to access open steelwork to rig safety nets for roofs and floors where other forms of access – such as ladders and MEWPs – are not practical.
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