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■ Health & Safety
FTA racking it up Keeping eyes safe
The Freight Transport industry, including a Vehicle Showers & Eyebaths Services eyewash should be immediately
Association (FTA) chose the Inspection Service, which has has launched a new portable available whenever these battery
IMHX 2007 event to promote offered safety and maintenance addition to its types are being
its warehouse racking checks on fork lift vehicles for eyewash range that handled.
inspection service. many years, together with driver allows a The E250 self-
An FTA racking inspection training, health and safety and decontamination contained Portable Eye
provides regular opportunities to overall compliance guidance and facility to be brought & Face wash can be
fully examine the structure and advice. immediately and easily carried into
functionality of warehouse The FTA also offers driver directly to the victim. action as soon as
racking, and thus ensure training courses, include yard It may be installed in required. The 18 litre
compliance with workplace H&S shunting, reversing assistant areas such as battery- cylinder of stainless
requirements. The inspection will (banksman), safe loading, lift- handling areas. steel has a trigger
also indicate whether space is truck operator, slinger/signaller Lead-acid batteries operation with dust
being used efficiently and cost- for loader cranes together with a are the most common cover, and 1.5m
effectively. wide range of LGV courses and large capacity flexible stainless steel
The service joins FTA’s suite ‘train the trainer’ events. rechargeable batteries hose allowing
of services that benefit our www.fta.co.uk for use in motive contaminants to be
power. But when rinsed from any body
The Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) launched its Safety 4MOST campaign
damaged or poorly part.
at IMHX 2007. Designed to support the anticipated HSE Route Map for the
handled, the battery contents The portable Eye & Face wash
Safe Operation of Workplace Transport, Safety 4MOST takes as its theme
become lethal. Any contact made is also available with two
four major elements of fork lift safety: management, operator, site and
with the skin may well result in stainless steel cylinders, holding
truck. Its aim is to remind everyone of their basic responsibilities when it
serious chemical burns. 30 litres of water, which can be
comes to safety. Further info at www.fork-truck.org.uk
With the potential for such fitted with a trolley for easy
severe injury, it is now strongly transportation to the victim. The
recommended by Health & waste water is collected in the
Safety regulations that, alongside underneath of the unit and easily
the necessity for safety glasses disposed of.
and gloves, an effective form of www.safety-showers.com
Connexion2 has launched a protection service for lone workers. The
SoloProtect service combines a lone worker protection device with a 24/7
manned monitoring service accredited to the highest UK standard, BS5979
Cat II, through a partnership with Reliance Security, an established market
leader in the provision of electronic security solutions. End user training will
be provided by SoloProtect and the NHS Security Management Service,
which have delivered training to thousands of lone workers, both within the
NHS and wider markets. The SoloProtect servicecosts £29.50 per month.
Further details at www.connexion2.com
Testing times
Difficult to adulterate and ideal level of sensitivity.
for probable cause or random Comprising an oral fluid
workplace testing applications, sampler, test tube and test strip,
the kit can also be used for pre- the DrugCheck Kit is both
A new, non-invasive drug positive oral fluid test employment screening and post reliable and hygienic and
testing kit from Draeger corresponds to a positive blood incident investigations, as well as provides a clear, accurate result
enables the simultaneous, test in 95% of cases, The Draeger testing contractors and/or agency which, if contested for example,
qualitative detection of up to six DrugCheck Drug Testing Kit staff prior to site entry. could then be sent to a laboratory
classes of illegal substances in a provides an immediate result The test is highly sensitive and for confirmation analysis.
single sample of oral fluid. which can be used for screening able to detect the presence of The kit is designed to eliminate
Based on the knowledge that a purposes. Cocaine (COC), Opiates (OPI), the problems often associated
Amphetamines (AMP), with invasive testing, such as
Methamphetamines (MET), “shy bladder syndrome”, whilst
Phencyclidine (PCP) and reducing embarrassment and
Cannabinoids within just 10 allowing precise control of the
minutes, before they revert to sampling process, this self-
their respective metabolites. In contained testing kit also
addition, immunochemical minimises the risk of tampering.
detection of Δ9-Tetrahydro- As a result, it helps to establish a
cannabinol (THC), the basis of trust between the user
psychoactive component in and the person under test.
marijuana, hashish and hashish
oil, reacts with a particularly high www.draeger-safety.co.uk
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