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FREE 5 Step Guide to Controlling Workplace Noise at Work published

Why do we need to carry out noise risk assessment surveys? According to the HSE, over one million employees in Great Britain are exposed to levels of noise which put their hearing at risk. Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) is one of the most prevalent, but often ignored, risks in the workplace and employees must, by law, be protected. Once noise induced hearing loss has taken place, it is ...

Jul. 30, 2013

By Pulsar Instruments Plc

Lee, Mass., contractor cited by US Labor Department`s OSHA for `needless and avoidable` fatal fall at Stockbridge work site

A 51-year-old roofer fell 17 feet to his death on Nov. 14, 2013, while performing roofing work on condominium at 57 Main St. in Stockbridge, Mass. An investigation by the Springfield Area Office of the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration found that his employer, Lee-based Fairview Contractors Inc., failed to provide fall protection and guardrails that would ...

May 12, 2014

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Eaton’s New FreedomTM Arc-Resistant Motor Control Center Provides Increased Protection from Arc Flash Hazards

Power management company Eaton today announced the new Freedom Arc-Resistant Motor Control Center (MCC), designed to provide increased protection from the dangers of arc flash hazards. This enhanced version of the flagship Freedom MCC includes features designed specifically to contain arc blast energy should an arch flash be triggered. “Eaton designs all products with worker and ...

Jul. 15, 2014

By Eaton Corporation

Safety Assessment May Just Get You an OSHA Paid Dumpster Caddy

Prevention is so critical to worker safety that OSHA has grant money available for ergonomic tools like dumpster moving equipment. Award recipients include non-profit organizations as well as labor unions, private firms, and certain other groups, so it’s possible for your workers to benefit from free safety equipment in almost any kind of workplace. A Minnesota workman’s compensation ...

Jun. 21, 2016

By DJProducts, Inc.

Exclusive Intelex Webinar Highlights Key Elements for Compliance with FSMA 2015 Deadlines

TORONTO – Intelex is extending an invitation to Food and Beverage executives responsible for ensuring food safety for their organizations to attend an exclusive online event, Get FSMA Ready: Essential Insights on Looming Compliance Deadlines. With the deadlines for the FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) fast approaching, it’s imperative that organizations in the food ...

Sep. 16, 2014

By Intelex Technologies Inc.

How to Weld With a Buzz Box

Now that you eat yourself a Buzz Box. you are possibly eager ought visit what this tiny arc weld er can do. Your first attempt at welding can appearance similar you wasted a fate of time and money acquiring a slice of crap that clearly doesn't work, cease assured, you eat a welding machine that is able of producing feature welds with the precise welding electrodes and a tiny assist from you. 1) ...

Jul. 22, 2019

By Anhui Aacc Welding

Confined Space Rescue in the UK

Some confined spaces are easy to identify. Such as storage tanks, reaction vessels, and sewers, while others are less obvious but equally risky. Things like unventilated room and open-topped chambers. The dangers of confined spaces include a lack of oxygen; poisonous gases and vapours; liquids which can suddenly fill the space; fires and explosions; hot conditions that can lead to an increase in ...

Jul. 1, 2016

By Civil Safety Drainage Ltd

Avail Benefits by Hiring Construction Equipment at Subhash Transport Corporation

Construction Machineries Built With Environment Safety and Accuracy Functionalists Are Offered At STC 1th January’2014: With boom in infrastructural activities, there is a great demand of building machineries that are designed to perform multi-tasks and built in with latest technological advancements. Therefore, Subhash Transport Corporation is here to deliver flawless services in ...

Jan. 5, 2014

By Subhash Transport Corporation

Pöyry awarded EUR 4.2 million assignment for tunnel equipment rehabilitation project in Switzerland

PÖYRY PLC Press release 23 March 2011 at 1.15 p.m. Pöyry's Urban & Mobility business group has been awarded a contract in a consortium for the design and engineering services for the rehabilitation works of the operating and safety equipment by the Swiss Federal Roads Office FEDRO. Pöyry's share of the contract is EUR 4.2 million. The project will be completed by 2018. Pöyry will ...

Mar. 23, 2011

By Thomson Reuters

Confined Space Training in Manchester

Need Confined Space Training in Manchester? When it comes to confined spaces, the right training and equipment could save your life. A confined space is any place which proposes a risk of death or serious injury, whether from dangerous gases or hazardous conditions. Every year people are killed or seriously injured working in these kinds of environments. Whether you work in an underground ...

Aug. 1, 2016

By Civil Safety Drainage Ltd

Blackpool`s highest window cleaner backs national safety campaign

The man who hangs under the glass floor at the top of Blackpool Tower to clean it is backing a national safety campaign. Dave Hulme uses a harness to carry out maintenance work to the outside of the 158-metre-high tourist attraction, and is giving his support to the Health and Safety Executive's (HSE's) Shattered Lives campaign Slips, trips and falls caused 1,155 serious injuries to workers in ...

Feb. 25, 2010

By Health and Safety Executive (UK)

Protecting People in the Printing Industry

Due to the fast-paced, deadline-driven nature of the printing industry it can often be easy to overlook the need for health and safety equipment. The UK is the world’s fifth largest producer of printed products, with around 120,000 employees – a large workforce that needs to be protected. Printing is a diverse industry, covering many processes from screen printing to lamination. As ...

Feb. 19, 2019

By Hughes Safety Showers - A Justrite Group Company

Kirklees Council Invests in Vehicle Safety Technology

Kirklees Council is equipping its new waste and recycling fleet with the latest vehicle safety technology. The 21 new vehicles are being fitted with camera recording systems, reverse radar and the Cyclear cyclist warning system from UK vehicle safety technology company Innovative Safety Systems Ltd (ISS). Darren Fletcher, Fleet Manager, Transport Services, Kirklees Council: “Our fleet has ...

Jul. 22, 2020

By Innovative Safety Systems Ltd

Arby’s and Inspire Brands Lead the Way Toward the Smart Connected Enterprise

At a recent industry event, held just before the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, Powerhouse Dynamics’ customer Inspire Brands, which owns Arby’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, Sonic, Rusty Taco and Jimmy John’s, gave a presentation on its innovative and industry-leading use of “internet of things”-based technology to save time, money and labor along with a slew of other ...

May 26, 2020

By Powerhouse Dynamics

Confined Space Recovery in London

Looking for Confined Space Recovery in London? When somebody is trapped in a confined space, it’s not only frightening but extremely dangerous, especially if it contains hazardous materials or liquids. It’s even more hazardous if there is a limited supply of oxygen and little time to rescue somebody. According to statistics, two-thirds of deaths in confined spaces occur during an ...

May 30, 2016

By Civil Safety Drainage Ltd

Automatic monitoring of mobile harbour equipment ensures reliability and safety

The increasing globalisation of the world economy is pressurising ports, docks and harbours into handling ever-increasing volumes of cargo, so mobile harbour equipment has to work efficiently and reliably at all times. Tony Ingham of Sensor Technology Ltd explains how monitoring the work rate of cranes, loaders and unloaders means their performance can be optimised and downtime for maintenance ...

Nov. 19, 2016

By Sensor Technology Ltd.

Truck parts manufacturer cited for serious safety violations following inspection by US Department of Labor`s OSHA; $64,400 in fines proposed

Blue Ridge Manufacturing LLC was cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 20 serious safety and health violations for exposing workers to safety hazards following an inspection at the company's truck body manufacturing facility in Blue Ridge. The agency initiated the March 2014 inspection because of a complaint. Penalties total $64,400. "Employees ...

May 12, 2014

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Safetytoes International Inc of Toronto takes the PVC-Free pledge.

Safetytoes International of Toronto, Canada, attended the National Safety Council Exhibition in Chicago and discovered their PVC-Free policy was very much in vogue among safety equipment and PPE suppliers to the North America markets. The NEC convention is the largest of its kind on the North American continent. Patrick Smyth, CEO, said “We needed to be there if we are ever to raise awareness ...

Oct. 26, 2007

By Safetytoes International Inc

Hobbs Hits the Road – Come and Meet Us on our Exhibition World Tour

Customer care is about more than a polite phone manner and a dedication to serve customers as quickly, efficiently and helpfully as possible. It’s about genuine relationships, and that’s something that is very important to Hobbs Valve. As such our sales team is hitting the road this year to ensure some valuable face time with our customers and contacts – we know it’s ...

Aug. 15, 2016

By Hobbs Valve

De Nora Provides Capital Controls® Training Courses to Severn Trent Water

De Nora has been selected by Severn Trent Water Ltd to deliver bespoke, training courses on drinking water disinfection, gas feed equipment and critical safety shut down systems. Front line operational and maintenance staff from Severn Trent will be upskilled in the use of the De Nora Capital Controls® gas feed disinfection and critical safety systems - including the Cyl-Safe cylinder ...

Jun. 20, 2017

By Industrie De Nora S.p.A. | De Nora Water Technologies

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