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Improving ladder safety with Grabo Pro and the Ergoniks Ladder Anchor
|Date: 21 March, 2025

Improving ladder safety with Grabo Pro and the Ergoniks Ladder Anchor
Working at height presents inherent risks, making ladder stability essential for preventing falls and inj ...
Working at height presents inherent risks, making ladder stability essential for preventing falls and injuries. The Ergoniks Ladder Anchor, a specialised safety attachment for the Grabo Pro vacuum lif ...
21 March, 2025
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The truth about telescopic ladders
|Date: 20 February, 2025

The truth about telescopic ladders
Essential equipment or safety hazard? Francis Camilleri, Technical Director at T.B. Davies, and Chair of ...
Essential equipment or safety hazard? Francis Camilleri, Technical Director at T.B. Davies, and Chair of the Ladder Association Technical Committee, gets to the truth about telescopic ladders Telesc ...
20 February, 2025
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Health: Shoulder pain
|Date: 31 December, 2024

Health: Shoulder pain
© Aleksej / Adobe Stock This month, GP Alice Fitzgibbon covers the common problem of shoulder pain. Man ...
© Aleksej / Adobe Stock This month, GP Alice Fitzgibbon covers the common problem of shoulder pain. Many people will suffer with a shoulder problem at some point in their life – it can have a huge e ...
31 December, 2024
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Introducing the new Festool air purifier
|Date: 14 November, 2024

Introducing the new Festool air purifier
Festool’s latest innovation has an air of superiority Introducing the new Festool air purifier. The uni ...
Festool’s latest innovation has an air of superiority Introducing the new Festool air purifier. The unit filters harmful airborne dust from the air, whilst its compact Systainer format and low weigh ...
14 November, 2024
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Electricity safety explained with UK Power Networks
|Date: 1 November, 2024

Electricity safety explained with UK Power Networks
Image caption: Disconnecting or moving UK Power Networks’ electrical lines and cables should only be unde ...
Image caption: Disconnecting or moving UK Power Networks’ electrical lines and cables should only be undertaken by the company’s own highly skilled personnel UK Power Networks’ message to the construc ...
1 November, 2024
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HazardCo is the simple health & safety system for builders
|Date: 22 October, 2024

HazardCo is the simple health & safety system for builders
HazardCo launches in the UK. As a leading digital health and safety system, it is poised to help UK build ...
HazardCo launches in the UK. As a leading digital health and safety system, it is poised to help UK builders streamline their health and safety processes. Already trusted by over 10,000 businesses and ...
22 October, 2024
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Industry changes to ensure safe working at height
|Date: 14 September, 2024

Industry changes to ensure safe working at height
Professional Builder puts the questions to the Ladder Association’s Executive Director, Peter Bennett on ...
Professional Builder puts the questions to the Ladder Association’s Executive Director, Peter Bennett on what the organisation is doing to promote safe working at height. Professional Builder (PB): Te ...
14 September, 2024
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Talking to Totectors about safety footwear you can trust
|Date: 27 April, 2024

Talking to Totectors about safety footwear you can trust
Trusting in Totectors safety footwear is a step in the right direction. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones ...
Trusting in Totectors safety footwear is a step in the right direction. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to the company’s Rhys Elavia about the product range and heritage behind the brand. The b ...
27 April, 2024
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How to choose the right safety eyewear
|Date: 26 April, 2024

How to choose the right safety eyewear
Clair Weston, marketing manager at uvex, considers some common problems wearers of safety eyewear encount ...
Clair Weston, marketing manager at uvex, considers some common problems wearers of safety eyewear encounter and offers some solutions 1. Misting up Problem: Glasses or goggles that mist up are irritat ...
26 April, 2024
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The Professional Builder Podcast: Supporting the Trades
|Date: 25 April, 2024

The Professional Builder Podcast: Supporting the Trades
In this month’s edition of the Professional Builder podcast we talk to two commendable organisations who ...
In this month’s edition of the Professional Builder podcast we talk to two commendable organisations who are each championing the wellbeing of construction workers. Falls from height remains the bigge ...
25 April, 2024
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WernerCo issues vital safety warning on mixing and matching of tower components
|Date: 6 April, 2024

WernerCo issues vital safety warning on mixing and matching of tower components
WernerCo, the world’s leading access equipment solutions specialist and manufacturer of the BoSS access t ...
WernerCo, the world’s leading access equipment solutions specialist and manufacturer of the BoSS access towers, has issued a clear warning against the mixing and matching of tower components from mult ...
6 April, 2024
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Workers warned of ignoring the risks from long-term back problems
|Date: 31 March, 2024

Workers warned of ignoring the risks from long-term back problems
Health and safety experts at Blue Trolley have highlighted the risks causing back problems in the workpla ...
Health and safety experts at Blue Trolley have highlighted the risks causing back problems in the workplace The number of cases for back problems causing economic inactivity in the UK rose 28% from 2 ...
31 March, 2024
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How to choose the right hard hat
|Date: 19 March, 2024

How to choose the right hard hat
Wearing a hard hat is mandatory in many applications and industries, protecting the safety of individuals ...
Wearing a hard hat is mandatory in many applications and industries, protecting the safety of individuals in potentially hazardous environments. However, wearing PPE can be seen by users as a hindranc ...
19 March, 2024
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Work at height charity launches first ever No Falls Week
|Date: 14 March, 2024

Work at height charity launches first ever No Falls Week
Taking place between 13 and 17 May 2024, No Falls Week’s mission is simple yet crucial; to raise awarenes ...
Taking place between 13 and 17 May 2024, No Falls Week’s mission is simple yet crucial; to raise awareness about the importance of safe working at height, prevent falls and ensure everyone that works ...
14 March, 2024
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Safety Shock: 15% increase in construction fatalities in the past year
|Date: 10 March, 2024

Safety Shock: 15% increase in construction fatalities in the past year
© Fluky / Adobe Stock Just under a third of all recorded fatalities were falls from height. This is 3 tim ...
© Fluky / Adobe Stock Just under a third of all recorded fatalities were falls from height. This is 3 times more likely than being struck by something collapsing or overturning Fatal incidents in the ...
10 March, 2024
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How to stay safe around mains electricity on site
|Date: 1 March, 2024

How to stay safe around mains electricity on site
When it comes to altering or moving UK Power Networks’ infrastructure the message is very clear – leave i ...
When it comes to altering or moving UK Power Networks’ infrastructure the message is very clear – leave it to the electricity distributor’s team of specialist engineers or risk serious consequences! P ...
1 March, 2024
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