Health, Safety and Welfare
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You don’t walk away from a fork lift accident

In September, the Fork Lift Truck Association will launch its annual safety month campaign, Safetember. Now in its 10th year, the event is sponsored by Jungheinrich UK. Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) Chief Executive Peter Harvey MBE discusses this year’s theme and explains how to get involved

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Parliamentary update – the journey so far

‘Good safety and health is good for business’ is the driver for all the British Safety Industry Federation’s (BSIF’s) work and leads its political engagement programme which, in conjunction withthe Federation’s other activities, is working towards improving the overall public opinion of safety and health in the UK. Frank Angear, general manager, BSIF comments

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Foot health frequently neglected

Despite 50% of UK tradesmen spending over 9 hours a day on their feet, new research has revealed that 90% of workers feel the industry doesn’t do enough to educate and promote the importance of foot health.

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First to achieve new PPE Regulation Certification

Scott Safety, has announced that it’s one of the first UK companies to achieve Module B Certification from the BSI (British Standards Institution) following the PPE Directive 89/686EEC being updated with the PPE Regulation (EU) 2016/425 in April 2017.

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Dry & comfortable feet

No matter how wet conditions may get underfoot, feet are said to stay dry as a bone with Be-Dry and Be-Powerful, the new safety work boots from BASE featuring the latest technology designed to make them 100% waterproof and highly comfortable.

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Workplace fatality figures released

The HSE has released its annual figures for work-related fatalities, as well as the number of people known to have died from the asbestos-related cancer, mesothelioma, in 2015.

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