25 years of regulations
Introduced to improve workplace safety, the Electricity At Work Regulations 1989 have become the main driving force behind the development of what is now known as portable appliance testing – or PAT for short.
Introduced to improve workplace safety, the Electricity At Work Regulations 1989 have become the main driving force behind the development of what is now known as portable appliance testing – or PAT for short.
Analystical systems specialist Analox is supporting Under the Pole II, a series of underwater polar expeditions that aim of explore the hidden side of the Arctic and Antarctic regions.
A new set of playing cards, developed by the Health and Safety Laboratory (HSL), has been designed to make it easy for teams, managers and supervisors to talk formally and informally about cultural issues and other human factors that affect safety within their organisation.
A new booklet called Up and About: Taking positive steps to avoid trips and falls has been produced by NHS Health Scotland, Age Scotland and the National Osteoporosis Society. It includes information and helpful advice to those most at risk of trips and falls.
Capital Safety’s Nano-Lok edge Self Retracting Lifeline has been voted the ‘Experts Choice’ winner in the concrete construction equipment category at the ‘2014 Most Innovative Products (MIP) Awards’.
The Heightec Group has developed a new harness for technicians that work at height over a body of water.
After over 40 years, the number one bestselling Construction Health & Safety Manual from Construction Industry Publications is changing.
Electrical Safety First is issuing advice to users of e-cigarettes following a number of reports of chargers exploding whilst in use.
The new PSENsgate 2 safety gate system from Pilz combines safety gate monitoring (for prevention of unexpected startup), safe guard locking (to prevent access while hazards are present), various control elements, an emergency stop pushbutton (E-stop) and escape release (for personnel who become trapped in the hazardous area) all in one system, up to the highest category PL e as per EN ISO 13849-1 (BS EN ISO 13849-1 in the UK).
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