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Arco returns as an event sponsor to Health & Safety Scotland, with dedicated specialists on hand to offer expert knowledge and guidance on all aspects of workplace safety.
Arco returns as an event sponsor to Health & Safety Scotland, with dedicated specialists on hand to offer expert knowledge and guidance on all aspects of workplace safety.
The NASC has launched its 2015 Safety Report – documenting accident statistics for all NASC full contracting member companies in 2014, covering 14,988 operatives, which constitutes a major proportion of the UK’s total scaffolding workforce.
Boom and scissor lifts from AFI are being hired by contractors working on the Grade II listed Tees Newport Bridge in the North East.
Fall protection specialist, Latchways has spoken out on the issues surrounding standards for working at height, and is calling on the industry to place more focus and emphasis on the testing of fall protection systems.
Reachmaster is a mobile scaffold tower suitable for a range of jobs, from working on low ceilings or decorating internal walls, to maintaining the outside of tall buildings.
Wearwell (TMC Mats) is set to exhibit their anti-fatigue flooring & matting products that are specially designed for the industrial athlete at Safety & Health Expo.
A specialist in fall protection is warning that systems used to protect people working at height may not have been adequately tested, despite the introduction of stricter European standards.
Southmead Hospital in Bristol has demonstrated its commitment to safe working at height for its maintenance staff by appointing Eurosafe Solutions to deliver a series of fall protection safety courses.
Secondary protection whilst working above safety nets is the subject of a new guidance document issued by FASET, the trade body representing the fall arrest and safety net rigging industry, and BCSA, the British Constructional Steelwork Association.
The Brymore Group property company had roof problems at a Surrey office block. Workers needed roof access to service the air conditioning units, and window cleaners needed to access the ManSafe clips for their harnesses.
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