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Is an AED part of your COVID‑19 health and safety plan?

Your company has a COVID-19 health and safety plan with hand sanitisers and PPE (personal protective equipment), but does it include an automated external defibrillator (AED)? Is your workplace prepared to respond to sudden cardiac arrest? With a ZOLL AED and ...

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Essential banksman training can save lives

Reversing vehicles cause 25% of transport related workplace deaths iHASCO, a market-leading provider of Health & Safety and Compliance eLearning, have released a brand new Banksman Essentials training course. 5000 transport related accidents occur in the workplace each year, according ...

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Asbestos abstraction

Two decades on from asbestos being banned in the UK, the toxic substance continues to affect thousands of lives every year. Ian Stone, Director of UK wide asbestos consultancy, Acorn Analytical Services, explains how exciting new disposal methods are helping ...

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Lone workers

Lone workers are those who work by themselves without close or direct supervision, and they can be found in many working environments. EXAMPLES OF LONE WORKING INCLUDE: People working alone in premises, such as shops or kiosks Home workers People ...

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Sign of the times

Mandatory by law and essential in reducing the risk of accidents, the implementation of effective safety signage is crucial to any workplace. Danny Adamson, MD at Stocksigns looks at how compliance with the latest safety requirements can ensure a safe ...

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Hellberg Safety – Advanced Personal Protective Equipment

Specialist PPE for highly advanced hearing protection, face protection and communication solutions. Using high quality materials, all Hellberg Safety products are developed and independently tested in “real-life” situations for optimal performance to deliver products that are comfortable and reliable in ...

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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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