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What is ESD? A guide to an ESD-safe space.
What does ESD mean? A guide to an ESD-safe space. ESD stands for Electrostatic discharge. These are small sparks of electricity that you can’t often feel, but can be damaging. Our ESD workbenches are designed to prevent the build up of static electricity. Without the use of ESD protection, several things can go wrong. When working with circuits or any type of electrical components, you and the components create static. If it is not able to dissipate, it remains inside the component, which can cause it to trip or not work. ESD
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No Falls Week! 🪜⚠️
No Falls Week! 🪜⚠️ It’s the start of a passionate campaign for promoting safety when working at height. So, if you are passionate about workplace safety and want to help prevent accidents before they happen, this blog is for you! 50 people lost their lives due to falling from height at work in 2023/24. Also in 2023/24, 36% of all workplace deaths were due to falls from height in Great Britain. How to prevent injuries at work 👷 This week aims to ensure everyone is aware of the dangers of working at
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World Day for Safety and Health at Work!
World Day for Safety and Health at Work! Every year, on April 28th, there is a global push for promoting safe, healthy, and sustainable practices at work. No matter which role you play in the workplace, whether that be employer, employee or anything else, this is an important day to spread the reminder of the critical importance to prioritise health and safety. There are more than 2.3 million deaths per year as a result of occupational accidents or work-related diseases. 317 million work-related accidents also occur each year. These staggering figures urge
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Health and Safety Tips – World Day for Safety at Work
Health and Safety Tips in the Workplace To raise awareness of World Day for Health and Safety at Work we have put together key tips and recommendations on cost-effective equipment to keep your employees safe at work. Workplace Products are always safeguarding the health and safety of our employees. Promoting and creating a Health and Safety culture in the workplace can reduce the number of work-related deaths and injuries. Certain work safety tips can be followed by all employees, creating a safer work environment for all. The following tips will help mitigate
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National No Smoking Day 2020
National No Smoking Day 2020 Facts, Figures, Hints & Tips As National No Smoking Day is upon us for 2020, its time to reflect on the facts and statistics associated with smoking. While all smokers are aware of the risks of smoking. We feel the occasional reminder may be all it take to motivate them to stop. Even though the harsh reality of its impacts are often ignored. Even though some may feel there is no point in quitting as they have smoked for such a long time. It’s important to remember
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An Introduction to CoSHH
What is CoSHH and does it affect my business? CoSHH stands for Control of Substances Hazardous to Health. CoSHH is a law that requires employers to take any necessary steps to control substances hazardous to health that are present within the working environment. As part of your CoSHH and Health and Safety assessments, you should also implement suitable emergency procedures. To help define how to deal with accidents involving these harmful substances. For example, these might include spill containment products, drench showers or first aid equipment. Consequently, as a result of the
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