Neal's Notes For January 2010

A fresh look at eye protection

Bollé Safety has added seven new styles to its prescription range including the B806, B807, B711 and B712 as well as an adaptor for the Tracker II and the unique “B Switch” system on the Urban and Slide. There are now twenty stylish frame styles to choose from plus prescription inserts for the Blast and Chrono goggles.

The prescription service is simple and straightforward to operate with a simple pricing structure. All our frame styles are the same price and there is no need to purchase vouchers “up front” - you are only invoiced after an employee has been fitted with their new prescription safety spectacles.

To make this service even easier Bolle has negotiated an exclusive agreement with both Boots Opticians and D&A Opticians. These offer a company reduced dispensing and eye test fees and all their stores have a sample set of our Bolle's most popular prescription frames for employees to choose from. But these are not the only opticians dealt with; employees can visit any optician anywhere in the country to get their Bollé Safety prescription safety spectacles dispensed.

Contact Kath Hart (0208 391 3190) or kathh@bolle-safety.co.uk

Gloves and safety go hand in hand

Spontex is committed to providing and finding cost effective solutions to all your hand protection requirements. As much as a task can be carried out and to a satisfactory level with bare hands, it could be performed far more efficiently, safely and easily due to the enhanced manual dexterity that the right glove can provide.

For specific or technical advice please call us on 0151 486 6540 or e-mail sales@spontex-workwear.co.uk

David Cameron speaks out for safety sense

Health and safety has been back in the headlines after David Cameron called for an end to the UK's over-the-top health and safety culture. The IOSH welcomed the Tory leader's comments as an opportunity to set the record straight and challenge some common misconceptions.

Two-year safety campaign's theme is maintenance

Also this month, it has been announced that maintenance is the theme of the next European Agency for Safety and Health at Work's (EU-OSHA) two year safety campaign. Speaking about the campaign at the Agency's Healthy Workplaces summit in Bilbao, EU-OSHA director Jukka Takala suggested that as Europe starts to move out of recession many machines that have been lying dormant will be brought back to life making a focus on maintenance essential.

Biggest names in health and safety lead seminar programme at Health and Safety '10 – South event

Lawrence Waterman and Nattasha Freeman, two of the most recognisable names in health and safety, will be heading up the free seminar programme, organised by the British Safety Council, at Health and South. This show is at Sandown Park near Esher in Surrey on February. 23rd and 24th..

Funding available for SMEs

Small businesses and local partnerships can now bid for a share of a multi-million jackpot over the next two years to fund innovative products to improve the health and safety of workers. This scheme is being handled by the department for Work and Pensions. Lord McKenzie is inviting SMEs to tap into this fund

HSE to simplify risk assessments!

The HSE has developed an electronic template for SMEs that combines the requirements of a health and safety policy, risk assessment and written records of health and safety arrangements in one document. Example risk assessments for a range of industries have also been developed to indicate businesses what a “good enough” record may look like.

Anna Chess's twenty year forced break from keyboarding checked by Maltron

Anna Chess has not been able to use a conventional flat keyboard for twenty years after suffering from full-blown RSI and has been forced to work in a reception role since then. Twenty years ago she was a skilled keyboard user but started to experience experienced most of the signs and symptoms of RSI - throbbimg pains in fingers, forearms, shoulders and neck even at rest- that resulted in visits to a Pain clinic, physiotherapy and acupuncture. She thought she would never use a keyboard again.

She purchased a computer and plugged in a Maltron dual-handed keyboard that she had actually known about for several years. Despite being “keyboard free” for twenty years, Anna adapted to the Maltron shape after intermittent operation for a few weeks by building up from a few sentences to several pages. When switching back to a conventional flat keyboard for a short period she experienced swollen arms immediately. Anna says “ I am now able to do a lot more at work and handle e mails so that I feel more included. The Maltron has made a massive difference to my life. Anyone with RSI should try one of these keyboards.”

PCD Maltron Ltd, Castlefields, Stafford ST16 1BU
Tel. 0845 230 3265
Fax 0845 230 3266
Int. 44 1785 785 529
Email sales@maltron.co.uk Web site www.maltron.com

Back care advice via a Safety Point poster

Don't be a Dummy! Take care of your back! Is the message delivered by this poster in the Safety Point series from Heath Technical Services stanssafetyposters.co.uk It features back-caring advice on maximum loads, handling unfamiliar loads, how to turn with a load, how to lift and using leg strength.

All the posters in the Safety Point range are encapsulated in heavy-duty plastics to withstand wear and tear. A brochure is freely available from Stan Allen at
HEATH TECHNICAL SERVICES,
6 Sandfield Gardens,
Thornton Heath,
Surrey CR7 8AR
Tel/Fax: 0208 653 4648
Email stan@allen1889.freeserve.co.uk

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