As part of its strategy to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, the government has opened a series of regional drive-through sites across the UK providing coronavirus testing facilities for essential workers. Two of these testing stations are located at Cardiff City ...
Read More »Automotive giant EGR switches manufacturing to PPE for essential security and FM worker
Capacity to produce 100,000 protective face shields every day Security officers, receptionists and other customer-facing facilities management staff could soon benefit from the decision by EGR, a world-class manufacturer of precision-engineered solutions for the automotive industry, to convert its manufacturing ...
Read More »Modern Work expert DURABLE has converted part of its production to produce PPE
Transparent face visors // users facial expressions are clearly visible // barrier function that minimises the exchange of droplets // available now Modern work expert DURABLE has transformed its production in Gotha, Germany, to focus on the production of PPE. ...
Read More »Social safety – respect social distance
THE SITUATION As hardware stores were featured on the government list of retail outlets essential to stay open and social distancing quickly becoming top of everyone’s mind. Trotters wanted to make sure they were protecting their customers and staff as ...
Read More »Temperature screening thermal solutions: a guide
As society adapts to its new realities, both during and following the current public health crisis, innovative technological approaches to the issue of workplace and public confidence and safety will become increasingly important. Hikvision’s Temperature Screening Thermal Solution is an ...
Read More »COVID-19 Clinic
With the current crisis over Covid-19 how can FMs ensure that buildings are kept operational – particularly vital ones such as hospitals? And how can they ensure that remote based staff who were previously office based are managed efficiently and ...
Read More »Safesite secures Jonesco plastics roof
Safesite, a supplier of fall protection solutions, has provided Jonesco (Preston) Ltd with a collective fall protection system that ensures maintenance teams accessing the rooftop are separated from hazards and all potential fall risks. Jonesco (Preston) Ltd is a family-run ...
Read More »Personal protective equipment (PPE) in the workplace
In the hierarchy of risk control, PPE is considered to rank lowest and represents the option of last resort. PPE is only appropriate where the hazard in question cannot be totally removed or adequately controlled by other means (for example ...
Read More »Signing off
Kevin Rowe, Managing Director of SafetyBuyer.com describes the most common mistakes made when placing safety signs In a busy workplace, employees come into contact with many potential risks on a daily basis. In certain sectors where workers have to handle ...
Read More »Protecting employees and customers – through grit
By Prettpal Somel, UK Marketing Executive, Ambius According to the Met Office, freezing temperatures are expected to hit the UK as a cold spell descends from the Arctic. The winter months present new challenges for businesses to guarantee the safety ...
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