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Safety on site the national priority, says Mecalac CEUK

|Date: July 07, 2022

Safety on site the national priority, says Mecalac CEUK

With this year’s National Safe Digging Week in full swing, Mark Royse, Head of Sales at Mecalac Construct ...

With this year’s National Safe Digging Week in full swing, Mark Royse, Head of Sales at Mecalac Construction Equipment UK, discusses the importance of responsible digging and explains why site safety ...

July 07, 2022
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Brigade Electronics | Ground control

|Date: June 24, 2022

Brigade Electronics | Ground control

Brigade Electronics is keeping ground workers safe in the construction industry. Emily Hardy, a commercia ...

Brigade Electronics is keeping ground workers safe in the construction industry. Emily Hardy, a commercial vehicle safety specialist at the company, explains more. According to recent figures from the ...

June 24, 2022
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Welfare 4 Hire invest in more EasyCabin solar powered welfare units with two new depots soon to open

|Date: April 20, 2022

Welfare 4 Hire invest in more EasyCabin solar powered welfare units with two new depots soon to open

Welfare 4 Hire, the specialist hirers of sustainable welfare facilities, are currently engaged in buildin ...

Welfare 4 Hire, the specialist hirers of sustainable welfare facilities, are currently engaged in building up their fleet of brand new mobile solar powered welfare units. With a depot in the North-Eas ...

April 20, 2022
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Butler Technik | Welfare units need looking after too

|Date: April 20, 2022

Butler Technik | Welfare units need looking after too

With the warmer weather coming this summer, it’s the perfect time to service the air and water heaters in ...

With the warmer weather coming this summer, it’s the perfect time to service the air and water heaters in your welfare units. Workers’ welfare and comfort has become a priority in the modern working e ...

April 20, 2022
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GKD Technologies announces connected health & safety software platform

|Date: March 07, 2022

GKD Technologies announces connected health & safety software platform

“SafetyZone” a digital health and safety software platform providing actionable data and insight to help ...

“SafetyZone” a digital health and safety software platform providing actionable data and insight to help organisations in construction and industrial sectors to better manage health and safety. GKD Te ...

March 07, 2022
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IPAF relaunches portal in drive for better accident reporting

|Date: September 21, 2020

IPAF relaunches portal in drive for better accident reporting

The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) has relaunched its worldwide accident reporting portal ...

The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) has relaunched its worldwide accident reporting portal as part of a major drive to gather the best quality data from around the world. To mark the re ...

September 21, 2020
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Telehandler hazards – tackling blind spots in mobile plant

|Date: September 04, 2020

Telehandler hazards – tackling blind spots in mobile plant

Emily Hardy, from vehicle safety experts Brigade Electronics UK, outlines the potential dangers associate ...

Emily Hardy, from vehicle safety experts Brigade Electronics UK, outlines the potential dangers associated with telehandlers and explains how technology can help protect against accident and injury. T ...

September 04, 2020
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Crane drivers are in the hot seat

|Date: August 10, 2020

Crane drivers are in the hot seat

Unite calls for safety action as extreme heat puts crane drivers at risk The extreme heat of recent days ...

Unite calls for safety action as extreme heat puts crane drivers at risk The extreme heat of recent days could be putting crane drivers at risk their union Unite has warned. The construction union is ...

August 10, 2020
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EHA resumes hire industry safety scheme

|Date: July 31, 2020

EHA resumes hire industry safety scheme

HAE EHA (Hire Association Europe and Event Hire Association) is to restart SafeHire Certification audits ...

HAE EHA (Hire Association Europe and Event Hire Association) is to restart SafeHire Certification audits HAE EHA took the decision to resume safety audits as construction workers and those involved in ...

July 31, 2020
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NFB issues words of warning following Government’s COVID-19 briefing

|Date: March 17, 2020

NFB issues words of warning following Government’s COVID-19 briefing

The National Federation of Builders (NFB) recognises the need for the Government’s daily briefings about ...

The National Federation of Builders (NFB) recognises the need for the Government’s daily briefings about the Coronavirus. This will allow the dissemination of critical information which will improve t ...

March 17, 2020
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