Industrial Plant & Equipment

Wheel guidance

A Guide to Abrasive Wheel Safety, is
the latest DVD video release from
Paragon Training. The programme
provides an introduction to safety in
the use of abrasive wheels and
focuses on their use with hand-held
angle grind

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Focus on health

The HSE has urged health and safety
practitioners to maintain a focus on
health and safety within the
workplace. The IPA (2008) suggests
that only 12% of UK employees are
highly engaged in their jobs.

The most success

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Flexible fit respirator

3M has launched a specially shaped
disposable respirator that will
provide wearers with flexibility and
effective protection. Part of the
company’s Classic range, the VFlex
Particulate Respirator is
suitable for use whe

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CO2 removal

Croft Engineering Services is
working with two leading universities
to help create a chemical-free system
for removing carbon dioxide from
the air inside underwater capsules.

The smart process is being developed
using

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Hand hygiene

With outbreaks of EHEC, MRSA,
H5N1 and H1N1 being so often
reported, Deb is highlighting the role
good hand hygiene practice has to
play in preventing the spread of these
increasingly common germs.

Employers have a re

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Vibration meter

Svantek UK’s new SV106
Human Vibration Meter
and Analyser is capable of
measuring both hand-arm
(HAV) and whole body
vibration (WBV). It can
measure vibration
simultaneously on both
hands, using two tri-axial
acceler

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Guidance standard covers stress

Stress is one of the most common
problems of the modern workplace,
affecting the mental and physical wellbeing
of more than 40 million
workers in the European Union each
year, with costs to business being
estimated at €

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Advice on ensuring hands are clean

Alcohol gels and foams rapidly
decontaminate clean hands if they
are used correctly. However,
according to Teal Handwash, the
alcohol content of the hand rub
must be at least 60% to be effective.

Used incorrectly, say

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Free guidance for those

The NASC (National Access &
Scaffolding Confederation) has
launched a free specification
document intended to provide
guidance for all organisations (or
individuals) who are responsible for
appointing, monitoring or man

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Pump action for barrier cream

Rozalex has launched a new
version of its Dri-Guard barrier
cream. Rozalex dri-
Guard easy pump has
the performance
qualities of the original
barrier cream, but can
now be pumped.

Nick Angel, MD,
comments: “The
pr

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