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Safety in the loading bay

BonmarchÃ©, the UK’s largest value
womenswear retailer for women aged
50+ years, has improved the safety of
its loading and unloading operations
with the adoption of Castell’s Salvo.

Engaging employees in the safety agenda

Accidents – Zero Tolerance
(AZT) was launched in May
2007 as a catalyst to take
Norbord’s safety
performance to a new level
and, five years later, the
company has achieved the
goal of an OSHA rating of

Celebrating 50 years of making matting

International vinyl matting
manufacturer Plastic Extruders
marks its 50th anniversary in 2013.

New deputy chief executive role at IIRSM

Phillip Pearson has joined IIRSM
in the new role of deputy chief
executive. He is also responsible for
membership and new business
development activities.

Best foot forward

Simon Ash has been appointed sales
and commercial director for UK &
Ireland at Safety Shoe, JAL Group’s
subsidiary based in the UK. Simon
has 20 years of professional footwear
experience in commercial, industrial
and product management roles,
having developed his career with
adidas, Mizuno Corporation and
Airwair International. The
appointment is connected to the
wider reorganization of JAL Group.

Interserve win

International support services and
construction group Interserve has
been awarded the British Safety
Council International Safety Award
2013 for its industrial services work.

Focus on employees

Croner, specialist in HR and
health & safety, part of global
information services business,
Wolters Kluwer, is partnering
with the National Business
Awards to find and celebrate
the UK’s best employers.

Chemical exposure course

Often, traditional first aid training
only demonstrates procedures to
carry out in the event of loss of
breathing or circulation, bleeding,
broken bones, asthma, etc. The
syllabus may mention chemicals,
generally in the context of ingestion
or burns to the skin, but very little is
taught about first aid following other
chemical exposures.

Ergonomic keyboards

The Chicago-based School of Health
organisation, one of Maltron’s
largest dealers in the USA, has
placed an order for eighteen single
handed keyboards for people who
can use only their left hand, and for
eight single handed keyboards for
those who can only use their right.

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