Students living in digs are being urged to make sure they aren’t putting their lives in danger by making sure their accommodation has life-saving audible carbon monoxide (CO) alarms fitted.

Every year 15 to 20 people die from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning in the UK and 234 suffered major injuries last year alone. The Health and Safety Executive is launching a new campaign in the South West to make parents, landlords and students aware of the dangers of carbon monoxide. Read the rest of this entry »

Distinctive Clothing – Community Punishment

Priority Safety Systems Ltd is currently working with Safety Point (uk) Ltd to provide cost affective, quality high visibility garments required by Probation services around the country to ensure high visibility of thier projects.

Prices include high quality vests that meet European standards that are marked with the appropriate logo and text, delivery to individual units and a selection of various sizes.

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Date:

25 November 2009

An eagle-eyed safety inspector was lied to after he stopped to investigate unsafe scaffolding he was driving past, a court heard.

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Human factors and ergonomics

The HSE’s human factors and ergonomics website has been redesigned and new document and articles added.  The HSE recognises the importance that human factors can play in helping avoid accidents and ill-health at work. In the new designed website we have taken a topic-focused approach to human factors.

Source – www.hse.gov.uk

Coming Soon

Priority Safety Systems are curently working alongside Purpose Media (uk) Ltd to develop an online DSE Assessment application.  The facility will be available for all businesses, large and small and aims to provide an effective and user friendly online tool to assit you to meet your DSE assessment needs.

Features will include a training package to ensure that your staff are aware of the ergonomic risks assocaited with using display screen equipment together with an assessment tool to evaluate your staff and inform you about potential risks to staff and ultimately your organisation.

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www.safety-point.co.uk

Priority Safety Systems Ltd are working closely with Safety Point (uk) Ltd to provide cost effective personal Protective Equipment solutions for its customers.

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