productResearch undertaken by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) indicates that 10% of work-related illness is stress related costing European employers an estimated €20 billion per year and that over 40% of employers consider psychosocial risks more difficult to manage than ‘traditional’ risks.
productAnalysis of 2013 workplace claims released by the Injuries Board shows that the Board awarded compensation of €24m in respect of 826 claims for workplace accidents in 2013, compared to €22m compensation for 807 awards in 2012. The average award for a workplace accident last year also increased from €27,286 in 2012 to €28,886 in 2013.
productSenior Aerospace is using the Quickvend VersaoLift to help manage employee PPE. The clear-fronted, illuminated cabinet displays rows of items packaged in reusable plastic containers using the FIFO (first in, first out) method to optimise shelf life and stock rotation.
productArco has expanded its Training and Consultancy division with the acquisition of Total Access (UK), one of the UK’s largest independent suppliers of height safety and confined space training and equipment.
productA meat company has been fined for failing to carry out routine forklift truck inspections, prompting Mike Mathias, chair of CFTS – national body for the Thorough Examination of fork lift trucks – to warn that there could be many thousands of trucks operating illegally.
productClare’s multi-function HAL 101 programmable tester is rocking to a different beat after being specified for hipot testing at the Leeds factory of classic jukebox manufacturer, Sound Leisure.
productPaul Huber, an Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) consultancy based in the UK and serving customers globally, is now trading as Daedalus Safety.
productSwenco, a manufacturer of protective footwear products in Waterloo, Ontario, has earned Certification Europe (CE) approval for its Steel-Flex Steel Toe Overshoe.
productThere is a lot of interest in whether redundancy is required when it comes to interlock actuators. This debate gained momentum in 2012 by the inclusion of a note in table D8 in 13849-2-2012. Rob Lewis, MD of Fortress Interlocks, comments
productThe uvex phynomic XS safety glove protects against a multitude of workplace hazards, yet its impregnated coating is so sensitive that it can even be used on industrial touch screen monitors, saving the worker from having to remove their gloves every time they touch a screen.
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