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Enhanced visibility and safety with Snickers Workwear Hi-Vis

|Date: 7 April, 2021

Enhanced visibility and safety with Snickers Workwear Hi-Vis

A Superior Range of Hi Vis Protective Wear – for all kinds of light conditions. Snickers Workwear takes p ...

A Superior Range of Hi Vis Protective Wear – for all kinds of light conditions. Snickers Workwear takes personal wellbeing at work very seriously. That's why this range of Hi-Vis protective wear is st ...

7 April, 2021
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Have you registered the danger? Asbestos is a matter of life and death for the trades

|Date: 1 April, 2021

Have you registered the danger? Asbestos is a matter of life and death for the trades

UKNAR (UK National Asbestos Register) Global Asbestos Awareness Week- 1st-7th April 2021 This week is GLO ...

UKNAR (UK National Asbestos Register) Global Asbestos Awareness Week- 1st-7th April 2021 This week is GLOBAL ASBESTOS AWARENESS WEEK, (1-7 APRIL 2021). UKNAR (UK National Asbestos Register) is urging ...

1 April, 2021
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Get back to business with the WorkSafe Safe Spacer™ from Emtec

|Date: 18 March, 2021

Get back to business with the WorkSafe Safe Spacer™ from Emtec

WorkSpace, a division of IT specialists, Emtec Corporation, has just launched the WorkSafe Safe Spacer ...

WorkSpace, a division of IT specialists, Emtec Corporation, has just launched the WorkSafe Safe Spacer™ wearable social distance monitor. The ground-breaking device, which has been developed in ...

18 March, 2021
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Is this the most dangerous ladder in the UK?

|Date: 8 March, 2021

Is this the most dangerous ladder in the UK?

Test & Research Centre helps to block another shipment of dangerous ladders from hitting UK shelves, ...

Test & Research Centre helps to block another shipment of dangerous ladders from hitting UK shelves, in a joint operation with Trading Standards. Test & Research Centre, the not-for-profit tes ...

8 March, 2021
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Charity publishes support pack for workers who fall from height

|Date: 23 February, 2021

Charity publishes support pack for workers who fall from height

THE NO FALLS FOUNDATION, the UK charity dedicated to preventing falls from height and helping people affe ...

THE NO FALLS FOUNDATION, the UK charity dedicated to preventing falls from height and helping people affected by the life-changing consequences of a fall, has published a Support Pack signposting orga ...

23 February, 2021
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Centurion partners with helmet safety technology company Mips in UK first

|Date: 12 February, 2021

Centurion partners with helmet safety technology company Mips in UK first

Above-the-neck PPE specialist Centurion Safety Products, has announced a partnership with Swedish helmet ...

Above-the-neck PPE specialist Centurion Safety Products, has announced a partnership with Swedish helmet safety technology company Mips, which will see the British manufacturer incorporate the Mips (M ...

12 February, 2021
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The UK Power Networks Be Bright, Stay Safe campaign

|Date: 20 January, 2021

The UK Power Networks Be Bright, Stay Safe campaign

Think before you dig is one of the core messages from the UK Power Networks Be Bright, Stay Safe campaign ...

Think before you dig is one of the core messages from the UK Power Networks Be Bright, Stay Safe campaign. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones looks at how the organisation can help you steer clear of co ...

20 January, 2021
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Toilets+ answer queries about welfare facilities on-site

|Date: 19 November, 2020

Toilets+ answer queries about welfare facilities on-site

Toilets+ answers the industry’s common queries about providing welfare facilities on-site. The changed ci ...

Toilets+ answers the industry’s common queries about providing welfare facilities on-site. The changed circumstances under which the trades are obliged to work has brought the issue of site welfare in ...

19 November, 2020
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WernerCo’s top tips on working safely with towers

|Date: 18 November, 2020

WernerCo’s top tips on working safely with towers

A tower is often the safest and most suitable solution for working at height. However, there are a few ke ...

A tower is often the safest and most suitable solution for working at height. However, there are a few key pointers to always bear in mind when working with towers in order to safeguard both your own ...

18 November, 2020
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Protecting workers health in the construction industry

|Date: 6 October, 2020

Protecting workers health in the construction industry

BOHS urges MPs to take immediate action to prevent deaths and illness caused by exposure to respirable cr ...

BOHS urges MPs to take immediate action to prevent deaths and illness caused by exposure to respirable crystalline silica. The British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS), the Chartered Society for Wo ...

6 October, 2020
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