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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is inspecting fabricated metal businesses across Great Britain to check that they are managing the respiratory risks of welding fumes and metalworking fluids. 

From today, World Asthma Day 2021, health and safety inspectors across GB will be targeting businesses whose workers undertake welding and use metalworking fluids to check that they are complying with the welding fumes guidance and metalworking fluid guidance. During the visits, dutyholders will need to demonstrate they have measures in place to manage risks to protect their workers from occupational lung disease and ‘WorkRight’ to keep workers healthy and safe. 

Winn & Coales International Ltd expands corrosion prevention and sealing products portfolio as they acquire the Viscotaq™ business, including Amcorr Products and Services, Inc

Winn & Coales International Ltd (‘Winn & Coales’), leading manufacturer of corrosion prevention and sealing products announce today, the acquisition of the global Viscotaq™ business, including Amcorr Products and Services Inc (‘Amcorr’), manufacturer of viscoelastic protective coatings.

A new guide that outlines the key updates relating to cable pathways has been launched by Legrand UK & Ireland, following updates to a number of key industry regulations.

The guide – Creating Cable Pathways – follows recent updates to the IET Wiring Regulations, as well as the release of the Dame Judith Hackitt Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety Final Report. 

Getac has announced the launch of its next-generation K120 fully-rugged tablet, for mobile field professionals working in challenging industries including public safety, manufacturing, utilities, defence, transportation, natural resources, and oil & gas. 

Superior performance in field environments

Building on a proven track record of success, the next-generation of Getac’s popular K120 tablet features a multitude of upgrades and enhancements over its predecessor, to further optimise productivity in remote and/or adverse environments. A powerful 11th Generation Intel® quad-core i5/i7 processor with integrated Iris® Xe graphics (codename “Tiger Lake”) delivers extraordinary performance, rapid responsiveness and rich visuals, meaning the K120 can be used to carry out multiple tasks simultaneously without slowing or overheating. Enhanced connectivity, thanks to inbuilt Wi-Fi 6, WWAN with Integrated GPS/GLONASS and Bluetooth 5.2, enables users to utilise a wide selection of over-air interfaces, while Thunderbolt™ 4 technology makes data collection in the field quick and easy. Additional key features include PCIe NVMe user-replaceable SSD storage and 16GB of memory as standard. 

As the UK cautiously emerges from lockdown and the occupancy rates of commercial buildings begin to ramp back up, building managers and contractors are being urged to review their smoke ventilation service and maintenance schedules. 

The stark warning comes from Applied Technology – a division of Elta Fans responsible for designing and manufacturing bespoke ventilation systems across industry. This includes high-specification life-safety smoke ventilation, including models for highly hazardous areas. 

100% Circularity in Materials Technology to Improve Your Carbon Footprint.

EMMA will help you reduce your carbon footprint - by supplying Safety Footwear that’s completely made from a combination of recycled materials and materials that are recyclable. This ‘100% Circular’ footwear offering is changing the lifecycle of safety footwear as EMMA steps up to be an active part of individual and corporate sustainability programmes.

Solid Gear’s latest safety shoe – combines the best in safety and sports footwear technology.

The New Revolution 2 is more than just a market-leading safety trainer. It combines the BOA fastening system for maximum comfort and fit with a full E-TPU midsole with ‘bounce back’ technology to help reduce foot fatigue. 

ABird Power Solutions, part of HSS Hire, has used the COVID enforced downtime to transform the management of its mobile operation.

Using the latest mobile workforce technology from BigChange, the generator hire company has made considerable cost reductions in administrative resource alone - savings that can be repeated year on year. The cloud-based, 5-in-1 solution has also joined up previously disconnected parts of the business which is reducing lead times and improving customer service.

Do you have a need to lift or move drums, de-palletise or just generally move drums around a workshop or factory site in Hazardous Areas.

The St Clare Engineering range of Grab-O-Matic ATEX fork attachment and pedestrian drum handlers will provide a safe and efficient solution for you.

The Grab-O-Matic DLR range of rim grip fork attachment drum handlers are suitable for all types of steel drums, plastic ‘L’ ring drums and most fibre drums. 

The extensive drum handling range includes the SC10 for lifting and rotating drums to dispense the contents, scissor grabs, base gripping units and waist grippers, the whole range can also be fitted to pedestrian stackers. Bespoke units can be manufactured to suit customer specification.

Zoro UK, a one-stop-shop for industrial consumables, tools and business supplies, has more than tripled its supplies of PPE in 2020 compared to 2019 to medical and other healthcare professionals, and to other sectors, in the UK including engineering companies, helping to keep manufacturing working. 

From facemasks to safety footwear, Zoro drew on its supply chain to meet the huge demands in the wake of the pandemic. Stocking over 350,000 products, Zoro supplied more than three and a half times more PPE, not only selling to consumers, but also health care professionals and engineering business alike, playing its part in the coronavirus effort.