4th RoSPA Gold
Is moisture
Award win
a problem?
Ideal Standard International, a leading
provider of innovative, design-driven The ETI Moisture Alert hygro-
Health & Safety
bathroom and kitchen solutions, is thermometer incorporates a custom LCD
celebrating its win of the prestigious display that indicates either humidity (20 to
RoSPA (The Royal Society for the 95% RH) or temperature (0 to +50°C).
Prevention of Accidents) Occupational The instrument is ideal for monitoring the
Health & Safety Award, for the fourth humidity in buildings, especially bathrooms
consecutive year. and kitchens.
The Gold achievement award will be If a house is too damp and the humidity
presented at a ceremony at the Hilton level is too high, mould can develop and it
Birmingham Metropole Hotel on Tuesday will encourage dust mites to breed in
13th May, alongside Safety & Health carpets and mattresses. Conversely, if
Expo 2008, the UK’s premier health and the humidity level to too low it can cause
safety at work exhibition. respiratory discomfort and research has exceeds +40°C or falls below +1°C.
Proof of the company’s commitment found a strong link between household The case incorporates a useful foldaway
to Health & Safety, the Gold mould and asthma. stand and a keyhole slot for hanging on a
achievement award recognises The Moisture Alert incorporates a pre- wall. Each unit is powered by a single
organisations which lead the field in set audible max/min alarm on both AAA 1.5 volt battery and is priced at £16
demonstrating a rigorous approach to humidity and temperature. The alert will each plus VAT and carriage.
occupational health, with excellent automatically sound if the humidity For further information visit
Health & Safety management systems; exceeds 70% RH or drops to 25% RH or www.etiltd.co.uk or contact the ETI sales
strong audit results and culture; and high below alternatively, if the temperature office on 01903 202151.
levels of compliance.
Should the company win for a fifth
consecutive year, it will be eligible to
progress to a higher level of awards for
sustained achievement. ‘Safety Professionals’
Dennis Thompson, UK Health &
Safety leader for Ideal Standard
International, is extremely proud of the Noise Assessment Kits
achievement. He said: “This incredible
result is only possible with the Pulsar Instruments are pleased to practices and can be used in conjunction
commitment, teamwork and involvement announce the introduction of their new with a sound level meter to great effect.
of everyone. The next goal is to achieve ‘Safety Professionals’ kits that give the Step 1: Choose a sound level meter
and maintain recognised world-class Health & Safety professional a custom- to suit your own specific application. This
health, safety and environmental made solution for resolving their specific can be a simple to use instrument from
standards. Since 2001, we have noise risk assessment issues. our popular Assessor range or a Model 30
achieved an unimaginable improvement The latest noise directive requires or 33 Real Time Analyser for more
that we all should and must be proud of. companies to assess the risk from noise exacting applications.
The RoSPA Awards is great recognition exposure levels for their workers and Step 2: Augment this with one of our
and confirmation by an outside visitors. You then need to create a clear Model 22 doseBadge systems. These
independent organisation that we are report with a prioritised action plan of how systems allow you to accurately assess
continuing to improve – well done to you intend to eliminate or minimise these the daily exposure levels of those at risk.
everyone.” hazards. The simplicity of these robust, lightweight
David Rawlins, RoSPA Awards Finding out exact working practices can and wireless dosimetry units remove any
Manager, said: “Ideal Standard be difficult as often workers themselves barriers to the assessment of daily
International has shown a real do not realise what they actually do during personal exposure levels. Dosimetry is
commitment to protecting the health and a typical day! For this reason dosimetry is especially suitable for applications where
well-being of its employees and others. an ideal method for determining working workers are regularly moving from
We hope other businesses and location to location, working
organisations follow its lead and strive unsociable hours, involved with
for continuous improvement in Health & moving machinery or in difficult to
Safety management.” reach areas.
The RoSPA awards are not just about Step 3: Let us do the maths! Our
reducing the number of accidents and focused software packages allow
cases of ill-health at work; they also help you to download your
to ensure that organisations have measurements and quickly produce
adequate and appropriate Health & a variety of automated yet
Safety management systems in place. comprehensive reports. Clear basic
Entering the awards scheme reinforces measurement, time history
the message that good Health & Safety information and graphs, automatic
is good business and clearly hearing protection selection
demonstrates an organisations’ calculations or exposure calculations
dedication to achieving high levels of are just a few button clicks away.
performance in this crucial area. www.pulsarinstruments.com
www.ideal-standard.co.uk
28 feature :: health & safety Building & Facilities Management – April 2008
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