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Shock treatment

Millie McDonagh of defibshop explains the importance of providing access to defibrillators as a mainstay of an FM’s health and safety provision Every year, around 60,000 individuals suffer a Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) outside hospital in the UK. Medical emergencies ...

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Coronavirus is easy to kill… with common sense

Author: Adrian Gee-Turner When lockdown started, we all joked about how big the party was going to be when it ended, but of course that hasn’t happened; partly because lockdown is being only gradually eased, but also because of widespread ...

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Gx Glass launches flexible hygiene screen system

Premium glass producer Gx Glass is helping workplaces safeguard against coronavirus with its new range of safety glass hygiene screens and sneeze guards, suitable for a wide variety of office, retail, education and hospitality environments. Toughened to BS EN 12150, ...

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Lincoln based company introduces face scanner that checks temperature and use of face masks

New technology will help business owners, shopkeepers, dentists and hoteliers enforce latest government Covid-19 guidelines Therma-i, a contactless temperature screening solution that accurately screens temperature to a 0.3 degree in less than 3 seconds and can even detect if a ...

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Solitary people

Given the dispersal of staff owing to social distancing rules during the Coronavirus, protecting facilities management’s legion of lone workers has never been more important says Peoplesafe CEO Naz Dossa The diverse set of services required to manage any large ...

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Suite of innovative managed tech solutions launched to help businesses ensure Covid-19 related workplace safety

A first-of-its-kind suite of smart tech solutions has been launched by Contrac IT to help businesses protect their workforce and customers in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic. Building on technology most often seen in acute healthcare settings, Contrac IT ...

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Covid-secure workplaces

On 11 May 2020 the UK Government published ‘Our Plan to Rebuild: The UK Government’s COVID-19 Recovery Strategy’ together with eight workplace-specific guides. These documents provide an overview for employers as to how they can safely get their employees back ...

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Lawful employment

Rob Biddlecombe, Environmental, Safety & Health Practice, Squire Patton Boggs explains the legal obligations for FMs in ensuring employees’ safe return to work The Government announcement in early May of a ‘conditional plan ’ to ease the national lockdown and ...

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SANIQUE launches personal protection kits and e-commerce site to help companies return to work safely

After the successful launch of its protective screens and sanitising sprayers, SANIQUE UK has introduced a new range of Personal Protection Kits and PPE products for companies to purchase to aid employees’ return to work. The products are also now ...

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Fever detection system to help ensure return to ‘normal’ life

As the world tries to find ways to safely return to work in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, a new system designed to automatically test body temperature is adding an important technological contribution in the ongoing war against the ...

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