Union Industries, the UK’s leading manufacturer of bespoke industrial doors, has assisted Deep Sea Electronics with improving access and traffic flow through the installation of its High Speed Matadoor. The robust high-speed door has been installed [read more…]
Panthera Group is delighted to introduce its newest innovation, CraneSAFE™; a high security fence system designed primarily for the protection of tower cranes. It can also be used to protect hoists, Haki staircases and other [read more…]
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is calling on all construction workers to help improve fire safety across the industry. Following the Grenfell Tower tragedy in 2017 and subsequent inquiry, the industry has worked hard [read more…]
Today (January 23rd) the Fire Safety (England) Regulation 2022 comes into effect, putting greater emphasis on the importance of fire doors and fire safety instructions for multi-occupied high-rise buildings. With these changes, leading building and [read more…]
In the last year, construction was the industry with the highest number of deaths at work, reporting 30 deaths in 2022. As the weather gets colder and outdoor conditions worsen, construction workers are being warned [read more…]
To mark Mesothelioma Awareness Day (26th September), an event aiming to bring more attention to the dangers of asbestos, ElectricalDirect surveyed trade workers from across the nation to see how often they encounter it, and [read more…]
Following a recent study by the East of England Trading Standards Association (EETSA) and the Ladder Association about the safety of some telescopic ladders on the market, Werner is urging companies to only purchase from [read more…]
Efforts to protect the health and wellbeing of workers take a major step forward with the launch of the next generation of wearable technology by workplace health risk prevention experts, Reactec. Its third generation, R-Link watch, actively [read more…]
The CITB will start introducing changes to its plant standards and grants in January following consultation with employers and stakeholders from across the plant sector. The new standards are designed to ensure safe, consistent and [read more…]
Since it was introduced in 2013 the European safety standard EN 16005 remains a key standard to be followed to ensure pedestrian safety at automatic doors. Considered to be a more onerous standard it defines [read more…]
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