Health and Safety
  • Sounding Out the Right Option for Complex Alarm Systems

    Vimpex talks to PE about Voice Alarm (VA) systems – a viable option moving forwards for more complex alar ...

    Vimpex talks to PE about Voice Alarm (VA) systems – a viable option moving forwards for more complex alarm systems. In modern buildings, there may be dozens of different types of audible warning speci ...

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  • How to Tackle Jobs Involving Asbestos

    NAPIT’s Bill Allan addresses electric storage heaters containing asbestos and where to get help and advic ...

    NAPIT’s Bill Allan addresses electric storage heaters containing asbestos and where to get help and advice on to how to tackle this dangerous job. In 2013, retired electrician John Moaby, 71, was awar ...

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  • Swarfega | Tough sun Cream Range

    Roger Bisby gets his moment in the sun with Swarfega’s latest product. It’s all very well the experts tel ...

    Roger Bisby gets his moment in the sun with Swarfega’s latest product. It’s all very well the experts telling us that we should keep covered up when the sun is shining – indeed, skin cancer is no joke ...

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  • ECIS Encourages Blood Pressure Checks

    EC Insurance Services has called for contractors to get their blood pressure checked as part of Know Your ...

    EC Insurance Services has called for contractors to get their blood pressure checked as part of Know Your Numbers Week 2017. As many as seven million people in the UK are living undiagnosed and theref ...

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  • Sign of the Times With ESP

    Introduced in 2013, the British Standard relating to safe signage – BS EN ISO 7010 – is still relatively ...

    Introduced in 2013, the British Standard relating to safe signage – BS EN ISO 7010 – is still relatively new and as such there is still some confusion surrounding it. Paul Dawson, Managing Director, E ...

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  • Safety First With ECA

    ECA Director of Business Services, Paul Reeve identifies the top on-site hazards faced by electrical contr ...

    ECA Director of Business Services, Paul Reeve identifies the top on-site hazards faced by electrical contractors. In recent years the electrical contracting industry has made remarkable progress with i ...

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  • Annual ECIS Healthcheck

    Health issues are a challenge for electricians, according to the findings of the third Annual ECIS Health ...

    Health issues are a challenge for electricians, according to the findings of the third Annual ECIS Healthcheck. The annual Healthcheck undertaken by ECIS, the employee benefits company for the constru ...

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  • Honeywell's Advice for Working in the Winter

    Stuart Turnbull, Regional Safety Manager at Honeywell Safety Products, explores the risks associated with ...

    Stuart Turnbull, Regional Safety Manager at Honeywell Safety Products, explores the risks associated with winter working and the steps those responsible for safety can take to protect workers. Often, ...

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  • Ladder Safety Devices - Stabilisers

    Following a tragic accident on site, Roger Bisby assesses the importance of staying safe when working wit ...

    Following a tragic accident on site, Roger Bisby assesses the importance of staying safe when working with ladders, paying close attention to one device from Ladder Safety Devices. A few weeks ago I w ...

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