Safety audits do not make the world (or your workplace) a safer place, according to Effective Software. “Many audits are carried out every year – whether to BS or ISO standards, industry guidance or using criteria developed in-house,” the company says. “However, whilst an audit might give you ticks in boxes, if you don’t follow up on the actions that arise from audits, accidents will still happen.”
From humorous ‘wet floor’ signs on the beach to absurd toilet symbols, entries have flooded in for A-SAFE’s competition to find what the public perceive to be the most unusual health and safety signs in the UK.
Pressure relief manufacturer Elfab has developed its online ordering system, ElfabTech, which embraces new functionalities to benefit both new and existing customers worldwide.
The latest report from Health and Safety Executive (HSE) shows that 27.3 million days were lost due to work-related ill health or injury in the UK last year.
What’s not clear, however, is how many of those illnesses and injuries were preventable if the proper practices were implemented and forward planning were in place.
In response to the growing demand for reliable and accurate detection of a wide range of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at extremely low levels, Ion Science has launched a high sensitivity version of its MiniPID 2 sensor.
G7c from Blackline Safety is described as the world’s first ATEX-certified connected gas detector with 3G wireless, two-way speakerphone and live monitoring.
Devonshire Pine have completed the installation of 4 large VertEx dust extraction units, creating a wide area dust control zone in previously unused warehouse space.
Ion Science – the manufacturer of gas detection instrumentation for global occupational health and environmental monitoring applications, headquartered in Cambridgeshire, UK – has opened an office in the South of France.
A new approach to securing worksites has put Green Gate Access Systems on the map for the highways and construction sectors with the Maidstone company shortlisted for a major industry award.
Shawcity, the UK specialist in monitoring instrumentation for the health and safety, occupational hygiene and environmental markets, has grown its sales team to support its ever-expanding customer base.
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