ARCO PROFESSIONAL Safety Services is expanding its equipment hire capabilities nationwide with new funding into four fully stocked hire centres in key locations across the UK.

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MANUFACTURING ELECTRICAL components is fraught with risks to both the equipment and the engineers. Sudden electrical discharges (ESD) can fry sensitive electronic components, and standing for long periods of time at workstations or switchboards can cause joint and muscle aches for the workers.

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ALTHOUGH A common perception of health and safety legislation is that it can be excessive and onerous, it is important to remember that it exists for a very important reason – to prevent injury and loss of life. Kate Breslin, product manager at SGS, looks at the processes and procedures that should be implemented to create a safer working environment and why, when it comes to slips, trips and falls, creating an active culture of reporting and prevention should be adopted.

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Over a third of all injuries reported annually are caused as a result of a slip or trip at the workplace. Skyhook GB, established in 2004, has come up with a product specifically designed to prevent these unfortunate mishaps.

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Although safety flooring can be amongst the most demanding types of flooring to clean and maintain Altro is said to provide one of the best solutions when it comes to slip-resistant safety flooring where the risk of slips and trips must be minimised. 

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Falls from height are one of the biggest causes of workplace fatalities and major injuries, accounting for an average of 40 fatal injuries per year (28 per cent of the total) and of these, just under half were in the construction sector.

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Ahead of the new European ladder safety legislation, EN 131-1 and 2, Zargres has launched the R13 stepladder to encourage safer working at height.

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D-marc are in the business of making roofing work safer, both here in the UK and overseas.

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Slips, trips and falls are one of the most common causes of workplace injuries making up 37% of all accidents and resulting in approximately 50 deaths a year.

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According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), slips and trips are the single most common cause of injuries at work, and account for over a third (33%) of all major work place injuries.

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The Oxford Plastics StrongWall heavy duty plastic pedestrian and traffic safety barrier is a barrier system designed to meet the demands of providing safe access for pedestrians through road or construction works.

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One year on from the biggest overhaul of UK Health & Safety regulations and much has changed with the introduction of ‘unlimited’ fines for offences.

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Sometimes one size doesn’t fit all. Anti-fatigue mats are nearly always supplied in a limited choice of sizes, meaning you must fit around them, rather than the mats fitting around how you work.

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Specified correctly, stair nosings make a significant contribution in making a staircase safe for users, according to Quantum Profile Systems.

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Hertfordshire-based Bonasystems, a specialist in floorcare chemical products and services, has re-organised and expanded its sales team to provide a greater regional presence to clients and boost market share in its target markets.

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SlipGrip Safety Glow step covers are the latest innovation to improve underfoot safety from FibreGrid, the producer of anti slip flooring.

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GPC, along with its factory partner Fort Jason, can now offer UK manufactured warehouse steps, but more importantly ranges that have been externally certified to EN-131.

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Denios, a leader in environmental protection and safety at work has expanded its absorbent product range to include the eco-friendly recycling variant EcoSorb.

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Skyhook GB is a British company formed in 2004.

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Ecotile provides advice on how employers can help to control slips and trips in the workplace:

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