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Beware non-BCAS members
18 August 2017
A survey of compressed air users has revealed that a significant number of those using non BCAS members are dissatisfied and worse 19 per cent could be left non-compliant with health and safety and environmental standards.

BCAS members score significantly higher satisfaction ratings than non BCAS members across all of the factors listed in the survey, which also examines opinions across a number of industry issues including Industry 4.0.
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