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Be good to your feet

David Lummis discusses the advances in the world of flooring that can benefit workers
who are on their feet most of the day

Spectrum Healthcare will show its
range of evacuation equipment and
manual handling aids at Health &
Safety South. Its best known products
are UK manufactured Ski Sheets and
Ski Pads, as well as the AlbacMat and
the ResQmat which Spectrum import
from Australian suppliers with sole
UK and European Distribution Rights.

In case of evacuation

Evacusafe will be showcasing a new
evacuation product at IOSH 2013,
ExCel, London, 26-27 February. The
Home Emergency Transit Chair has
been designed for the domestic
market, for use in people’s homes
where perhaps they have a disabled or
immobile relative who may require
assistance getting up and down stairs.

Life-saving device

Birmingham-based Evac+Chair
International has become the main
UK distributor for CardiAid
Automated External Defibrillators.

One-day food bacteria test

Established laboratory-based
procedures to measure
bacterial contamination
of foodstuffs can prove to
be a lengthy and costly
process. With this in
mind, Hygiena
International has further
developed its ATP
bioluminescence system
to specifically measure
bacterial contamination,
giving results within a
working day. The
development involves its low cost but
highly sensitive EnSURE hand-held
luminometer, combined with the
versatile MicroSnap Total test.

Looking ahead to legal changes

In this occasional series of insights from the insurance industry, Jim Wilkes explains
the likely changes to criminal and civil law that those involved in workplace risk
controls must know

Peace of mind

Birmingham-based Family Housing
Association is helping to reduce
potential risk to its lone working,
front-line staff by contracting with
Connexion2 for its award winning
and ACPO ‘Secured by Design’
accredited Identicom lone worker
device (LWD).
“The safety of our staff is of
paramount importance to us and we
have therefore made Identicom part
of our health and safety policy,” said
information systems manager Baz
Patel. “We decided we needed a more
robust system than we were
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Managing conflict

Through policy review, risk
assessment, training tailored to job
roles and post implementation
evaluation, conflict management
specialist Maybo helps organisations
to incorporate robust workplace
violence reduction strategies into their
health and safety culture.

A fit for the film industry

Film and television equipment
supplier Bickers Action provides
tracking vehicles and on-set support
for the film industry. Involved in big
budget movies such as James Bond,
Batman and Harry Potter, it has been
depending on Kee Safety fittings to
ensure its filming kit is securely
assembled. The Kee Klamp and Kee
Lite fittings were chosen for their
versatility, durability and strength.

Safety knives

hand tool, and particularly a safety
knife, is a very personable item. The
feel of it, the weight, the grip, the ease
with which it
cuts, are all very
important
issues to the
user as well as
to the safety officer.

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