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Finning celebrates winning internationally recognised RoSPA safety award
Finning celebrates winning internationally recognised RoSPA safety award Finning UK & Ireland, the exclusive distributor for Caterpillar® products, is celebrating after landing an internationally...
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How to protect from Lightning Strikes on Construction Sites
How to protect from Lightning Strikes on Construction Sites In the United States, cloud-to-ground lightning strikes occur around 20 to 25 million times a year. These strikes cause 30 deaths annually o...
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CHAS and British Lung Foundation initiative looks at dealing with deadly dust
CHAS and British Lung Foundation initiative looks at dealing with deadly dust June 21 – 27 marks Love your Lungs Week, a British Lung Foundation initiative to promote better lung health. Alex Mi...
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GKD Technologies featuring new Safety Control Solutions at Rail Live
GKD Technologies featuring new Safety Control Solutions at Rail Live GKD Technologies has announced that it will be exhibiting at the much-anticipated Rail Live exhibition 16 – 17 June 2021, Quinton R...
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British Safety Council welcomes new Building a Safer Future Charter
British Safety Council welcomes new Building a Safer Future Charter The Building a Safer Future (BSF) Charter has launched its ‘Charter Champion’ initiative to help companies drive the systemic cultur...
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Gammon Construction partners with 3D Repo to Boost Safety and Productivity
Gammon Construction partners with 3D Repo to Boost Safety and Productivity Gammon Construction Limited has formed a strategic partnership with 3D Repo, a multi-award winning cloud-based platform for B...
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Improving on-site ergonomics reduces injuries
Improving on-site ergonomics reduces injuries As well as being exposed to a high risk of injury from accidents, construction workers report 20% more back pain than employees in any other industry. Alt...
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UK’s Spring Heatwave sparks heat safety warnings
UK’s Spring Heatwave sparks heat safety warnings We all love a bask in the sun from time to time — especially if it’s on a warm beach or in your garden on a summer’s day. But when yo...
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10 safety and maintenance tips for heavy equipment
10 safety and maintenance tips for heavy equipment More than 20,000 workers are injured on road construction project sites every year. A little over a third of these workers were injured from contact...
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Enhance Site Safety with Active Channel Management
Enhance Site Safety with Active Channel Management Reliable communications are at the heart of safe, modern day traffic management. But with the radio spectrum filling, communications congestion can h...
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CrowdedCROSS enables Digital Trigger for safer pedestrian crossings
CrowdedCROSS enables Digital Trigger for safer pedestrian crossings Innotech Insights, a technology and software company based at the University of Leeds’ innovation centre, Nexus, have recently launc...
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Total UK launches Work Well safety training portal for the Bitumen Industry
Total UK launches Work Well safety training portal for the Bitumen Industry Total UK’s bitumen division, has launched a dedicated health and safety training platform designed to enable industry...
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British Safety Council responds to new Fire Safety Act
British Safety Council responds to new Fire Safety Act Four years on from the Grenfell Tower tragedy, there are many thousands of people still living in high rise residential buildings clad in flammab...
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Magid AeroDex Gloves win best in show at the NSC Safety Conference
Magid AeroDex Gloves win best in show at the NSC Safety Conference Magid’s D-ROC® AeroDex® GPD482 won the Best in Show award voted on by attendees of this year’s virtual NSC Safety Conference, proving...
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How to prepare a Construction Site for Projects
How to prepare a Construction Site for Projects Breaking ground on a new project can be one of the most exhilarating and stressful experiences for administrators and managers. Before your crews can ge...
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Roles and responsibilities for Legionella in the rail industry
Roles and responsibilities for Legionella in the rail industry From depots and on-board facilities to redundant outbuildings and old carriage wash systems, Legionella bacteria can grow in a wide range...
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Bollé Safety now offers prescription options for Trivex Safety Glasses
Bollé Safety now offers prescription options for Trivex Safety Glasses Global eye protection specialist Bollé Safety now provides Trivex, with a high-performance, high-technology prescription lens pro...
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MIT looks at counting pedestrians to make pedestrians count
MIT looks at counting pedestrians to make pedestrians count A key portion of MIT’s campus overlaps with Kendall Square, the bustling area in East Cambridge where students, residents, and tech employee...
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African Development Bank funds €145m for railway safety and reliability in Egypt
African Development Bank funds €145m for railway safety and reliability in Egypt The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a loan of €145 million to finance reliability and p...
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National Electrical Safety Month promotes Connected to Safety
National Electrical Safety Month promotes Connected to Safety May is National Electrical Safety Month, and the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) is launching its annual effort to help...
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Fire safety – underappreciated existing obligations and upcoming changes
Fire safety – underappreciated existing obligations and upcoming changes In the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy, the government and construction sector have reconsidered many aspects of...
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CloudMoyo Safety and Compliance solution wins Railway Technology Excellence Award
CloudMoyo Safety and Compliance solution wins Railway Technology Excellence Award CloudMoyo is proud to announce that the next-generation CloudMoyo Safety and Compliance solution has been recognized f...
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Sandvik Jaw Crushers feature plug-and-play for enhanced safety features
Sandvik Jaw Crushers feature plug-and-play for enhanced safety features Sandvik jaw crushers are now delivered with everything for plug-and-play installation. Quarry and mine owners will find it easy...
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Astutis celebrates a decade of workplace health, safety and environmental training
Astutis celebrates a decade of workplace health, safety and environmental training Astutis, an industry-leader in workplace health, safety and environmental training, is celebrating its 10-year anni...
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Sevan multi-site solutions celebrate 10 years of Zero Worksite Accidents
Sevan multi-site solutions celebrate 10 years of Zero Worksite Accidents Sevan Multi-Site Solutions, Inc., a leader in innovative design, program management, construction services and data analytics —...
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The top safety issues for Highway Construction Workers
The top safety issues for Highway Construction Workers Construction can be one of the most dangerous industries to work in, so ensuring safety is essential. While all worksites come with risks, some p...
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Rideshare safety concerns grow as Uber and Lyft safety concerns increase
Rideshare safety concerns grow as Uber and Lyft safety concerns increase Until a decade ago, the ridesharing industry was non-existent. Fast forward to now, and the industry is growing in popularity a...
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Bosch is turning connected devices into your personal guardian angels
Bosch is turning connected devices into your personal guardian angels One careless moment is all it takes for someone to crash their e-bike or lose control of their motorcycle. In Germany alone, more...
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How to ensure OSHA safety compliance on a construction site
How to ensure OSHA safety compliance on a construction site It is an unfortunate fact that the construction sector can be full of safety hazards employees may face. After all, 20% of employee fataliti...
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Vehicle fire suppression redefined with ANSUL LVS Liquid Suppression Agent
Vehicle fire suppression redefined with ANSUL LVS Liquid Suppression Agent Johnson Controls unveils its new ANSUL® LVS Non-Fluorinated Liquid Suppression Agent designed for vehicles and mobile equipme...
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International V-health Passport needs standardised, interoperable and coordinated approach
International V-health Passport needs standardised, interoperable and coordinated approach V-Health Passport™, the product of British technology company VST Enterprises (VSTE), was a world firs...
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Adoption of the MP Connect card system continues to grow
Adoption of the MP Connect card system continues to grow Covid-19 may have put the brakes on life as we know it, but it hasn’t affected the rate in which the mp connect card system, has been adopted b...
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Who is really footing the bill for the Government funding of unsafe cladding?
Who is really footing the bill for the Government funding of unsafe cladding? The discussion around building safety, and particularly the replacement of combustible cladding, continues to dominate the...
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New Occupational Safety App detects impairment from all causes
New Occupational Safety App detects impairment from all causes Impairment Science, Inc. (ISI) has announced the release of Druid Enterprise, a new tool to help industry test whether employees are unim...
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Top tips to protect yourself on Safer Internet Day
Top tips to protect yourself on Safer Internet Day Today marks Safer Internet Day, an awareness day created to celebrate the amazing range of information and opportunities online, and its potential to...
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HAUC(UK) app puts roads and street works safety in your pocket
HAUC(UK) app puts roads and street works safety in your pocket The Highway Authorities and Utilities Committee HAUC(UK) has launched a new app to facilitate safety and improve productivity across the...
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Centurion and MIPS partner to bring leading helmet safety technology to the UK
Centurion and MIPS partner to bring leading helmet safety technology to the UK Above-the-neck PPE specialist Centurion Safety Products, has announced a partnership with Swedish helmet safety technolog...
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Raythink launches AR HUD for AR Intelligent Driving at CES 2021
Raythink launches AR HUD for AR Intelligent Driving at CES 2021 Raythink, the provider of the overall solution for the monitoring and display of vehicle-assisted driving, participated in the Consumer...
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CarproTec introduces vehicle safety with unprecedented simplicity at CES
CarproTec introduces vehicle safety with unprecedented simplicity at CES Cars and trucks represent a high financial value. This is also the reason why millions of them are stolen and broken into every...
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How procurement ties into construction health and safety
How procurement ties into construction health and safety The procurement process is an important part of every construction project — how you source materials, select suppliers and design contracts ca...
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Vayyar 4D imaging radar sensor set to revolutionise automotive safety
Vayyar 4D imaging radar sensor set to revolutionise automotive safety Vayyar, the global leader in 4D imaging radar technology, is transforming automotive safety with its production-ready Radar-on-Chi...
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Construction Safety takes a big leap forward with ANYbotics
Construction Safety takes a big leap forward with ANYbotics Construction sites are constantly changing environments with numerous obstacles and safety risks hidden in plain sight. Even after winning m...
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Vayyar Imaging wins Safety Innovation Award for 4D imaging radar-on-chip technology
Vayyar Imaging wins Safety Innovation Award for 4D imaging radar-on-chip technology Vayyar Imaging, the global leader in 4D imaging radar, has won the SME Special Prize for Safety at the 2020 CLEPA In...
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Essential PPE for Road Workers
Essential PPE for Road Workers As time has progressed, the list of PPE protective equipment needed in the construction industry has increased. Consider, for example, that just under 20% of total fatal...
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sees.ai wins UK Government drone funding to protect workers in highway infrastructure
sees.ai wins UK Government drone funding to protect workers in highway infrastructure Advance drone system sees.ai, leading a consortium of eight partners that includes Atkins, has won a share of £30...
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Hillsborough County selects Iteris for $8m Smart Mobility and safety initiative
Hillsborough County selects Iteris for $8m Smart Mobility and safety initiative Iteris, a global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced that it has been awarded a four-yea...
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Health and safety regulations and the RIBA Plan of Work
Health and safety regulations and the RIBA Plan of Work It’s safe to say that the construction industry operates under a considerable amount of health and safety legislation – and for good reason. Bef...
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MIPS Finite Element Analysis Tool enables the future of Hardhat development
MIPS Finite Element Analysis Tool enables the future of Hardhat development In the ongoing pursuit to make helmets safer, MIPS AB, the global leader in helmet-based safety systems, has unveiled its in...
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ASTM to host virtual panel discussion on Exoskeleton standards
ASTM to host virtual panel discussion on Exoskeleton standards The ASTM International Exo Technology Center of Excellence is hosting a virtual panel discussion on Exoskeletons: Considerations When Dec...
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Locating hidden Asbestos during Intrusive Surveys
Locating hidden Asbestos during Intrusive Surveys It is a legal requirement under the Control of Asbestos Regulations (CAR) 2012 to prevent the uncontrolled disturbance of asbestos-containing material...
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