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Standard for traffic safety barrier system published

BSI, the business standards company, has published Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 13, Code of practice for safety barriers used in traffic management within workplace environments with test methods for safety barrier impact resilience.

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Modular machine guarding

Designing and manufacturing machines guards, cages and enclosures for hazardous equipment forms the largest part of MiniTec’s activity.

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PPE providers join forces

Italian premium safety footwear brand Aimont has a new, exclusive partnership with personal protective equipment and workwear specialist Supertouch for its UK and Ireland sales operations.

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Tips for safe use of MEWPs

Businesses whose employees routinely work at height appreciate that to comply with safety regulations they must use appropriate access equipment, yet those undertaking only occasional or seasonal activities may be unclear about their responsibilities, leading to increased risk, says Briggs Equipment.

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Casual-look safety trainer

The Scruffs Halo 2 is a striking protective safety trainer that delivers flexibility and comfort. With a low-profile casual look and feel, it keeps your feet safe on site without compromising design.

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Happy feet

U-Power’s new RedLion range, the latest in the company’s collection of original, Italian-designed, work-to-leisure safety footwear, has been conceived with the health and wellbeing of the wearer in mind.

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Iconic work boot updated by Dr. Martens

Dr. Martens has championed safety and worker welfare since 1960, when the first pair of 1460 boots rolled off the production line at its original Cobbs Lane factory, Northamptonshire, England. 

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Demand grows for ATEX forklift safety audits

Safety company Pyroban has reported a significant growth in the UK in 2016 for annual safety audits (Ex-ASAs) carried out on explosion protected lift trucks. The company says that users of “ATEX” forklifts have driven demand, not the equipment dealers.

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Safer powered pedestrian trucks

The ACKPad and ACKBelt are cost effective and easily fitted safety devices developed by the Weston Handling Consultancy to help improve the safety of virtually all your powered pedestrian trucks.

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Winner of most bizarre health & safety signs

From humorous ‘wet floor’ signs on the beach to absurd toilet symbols, entries have flooded in for A-SAFE’s competition to find what the public perceive to be the most unusual health and safety signs in the UK.

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Adapting to safety trends

HSS Editor Simon Duddy caught up with Combilift managing director Martin McVicar at the recent Safer Logistics event at the NEC to hear how increasing safety awareness is changing material handling habits and how Combilift is developing its walk-behind products.

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Reflex for safety

Quality and safety are central aspects of what we do at Toyota Material Handling, so when we recently launched three new additions to our reach truck series it wasn’t surprising to find that Toyota had pushed to make the trucks even safer.

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Telehandler product adds to height safety

Contact Attachments has designed and supplied Cawarden Brick, the UK supplier of reclaimed period building materials, with a bespoke Man Riding Cage available from its dedicated Telehandler range. 

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DC cleaning that delivers the goods

It seems strange to think – when we are so busy optimising and automating our logistics operations with technologically advanced solutions – that when it comes to cleaning, many sites are still rather low-tech says Kärcher.

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Don’t drive faster, drive smarter

It is widely accepted that increasing forklift operating speed increases the likelihood and potential severity of accidents, so is it possible to work faster without compromising on safety?

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