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WorkRite, Posturite’s specialist e-learning and training division, is enjoying a record year. Turnover is up by almost 90% over the corresponding period in 2010, with several major new contracts in the bag.
These include the company’s biggest ever deal for its market-leading AssessRite DSE training and assessment package which has been licensed by a multinational energy company to be rolled out to more than 12,500 users in 24 different countries.
WorkRite has had to translate the software into a number of different languages including Arabic, Hindi and Gujarati.
National sales manager Ryan Church said: “On its own, this was a fantastic deal for us. But coming on top of several other major contract wins over this year, it means that we are yet again out-performing the market by a considerable distance.
“This is the fifth year in succession that we have seen big turnover increases, though never quite as large as this year. There’s no doubt that all the hard work we put into developing our products and services in the early stages is now paying off.
“Our powerful and intuitive management system, in particular, is a significant factor in winning business for us. Health and safety professionals love it because it makes their lives so much easier.”
Stress is, for the first time, the most common cause of long-term sickness absence for both manual and non-manual employees, according to this year’s Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)/Simplyhealth Absence Management survey.
A link between job security and mental health problems is also revealed in the survey. Employers planning to make redundancies in the next six months are significantly more likely to report an increase in mental health problems among their staff (51% compared with 32% who are not planning redundancies).
For manual workers, stress is now level with acute medical conditions and has overtaken musculoskeletal problems to become the top cause of long-term absence. While among non-manual staff, stress has moved ahead of acute medical conditions.
The largest ergonomics event known will be held at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas starting on the 29th of November. The ergonomics exhibition which lasts for 4 days has already grown over 10% since the previous conference.
A major part of the exhibition and its growth is due to new companies signing up to join the show and also exhibitors increasing the size of their exhibit space. With new companies signing up to be a part of this expo the exhibitors include: 3M, AliMed, Cardinus, Equipois, Herman Miller, Power Pusher, Steelcase, Strongarm Designs, and many others. For more information on how to be and exhibitor you can visit the Ergo Expo website.
The Ergo Expo hosts a number of workshops and concurrent sessions free to all attendees. The workshops are basic information sessions regarding industrial ergonomics, and also how to implement the ‘ergo culture’ into your business.
99.9% of previous attendees whom are inspired by the concept of ‘ergonomics’ in the work place have said that they would recommend this event to colleagues and businesses. The National Ergonomics Conference and Exposition (Ergo Expo) focuses on ergonomics in terms of increasing safety, productivity and profitability in the work place.
The bookmakers which was raided by an armed gang, was fined £10,000 for failing to increase security prior to the attack, despite being told to do so.
Two female workers were opening William Hill, in Fleetwoods Lane, Netherton, on the morning of April 17 last year when a man armed with a knife burst in and ordered the terrified staff to hand over cash. One of the workers suffered a whiplash injury after being dragged to the floor during the attack.
The bookmakers had been visited by Sefton Council health and safety officers months before the raid, who had reported a number of safety concerns. Issues with poor outside lighting, CCTV and an insecure alley running between the bookmakers and a pub next door.
Posturite, the UK’s leading provider of ergonomic solutions for the workplace, has been awarded the ISO 27001 international quality standard for its information security management system (ISMS).
The award recognises the company’s achievements in successfully managing all sensitive corporate information so that it remains secure and confidential while being readily available to those with the relevant rights.
Information Systems & Software Manager Chris Jones said:
“Information security is not just about anti-virus software, implementing the latest firewall or locking down our laptops or web servers. The overall approach to information security needs to be strategic as well as operational, and different security initiatives have to be prioritised, integrated and cross-referenced to ensure overall effectiveness.”
Nissan Powerlift has added to its line up of warehouse forklifts with the launch its latest reach truck, the RG Series.
Years in the making, the RG Series is the product of typical Nissan Forklift attention to detail.
The company claims numerous truck operators and logistics managers have been interviewed and scientific studies on ergonomics and repetitive-strain injuries have been performed as part of its development.
“Additionally, fine-tuning has been performed with a range of customers in the toughest applications,” the company says.
“As a result, the new Nissan Forklift RG Series offers industry-leading operator comfort and safety.
David Lummis, Chief Executive Officer at the British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF), discusses the ongoing changes taking place within the UK’s health and safety industry and questions whether some of these decisions will have a negative impact on the profession!
The UK’s health and safety industry may conjure up a number of thoughts to you – protecting people at work from injury, using safe operating practices to ensure staff safety, protecting your best interests and generating future profits, to name but a few. Alternatively, perhaps you might think of the ‘elf and safety’ jokes that are so frequently touted by the newspapers or the unspecified ‘burden’ that current legislation is alleged to place on organisations. However, whether these thoughts are positive or negative, the fact remains that responsible health and safety practices within an organisation can and do save lives and prevent injuries.
Whatever stance you take, this has probably been swayed by your experiences in the workplace with the health and safety practices installed. You will have witnessed your colleague’s attitudes on the subject – positive or negative – however if a workplace accident occurs, the ‘spotlight’ will of course shine on the negative.
The worker suffered a fractured vertebrae in his back, broken bones in his forearm and a broken thumb in the accident. The accident happened in August 2010 when the worker was employed by Ness Engineering Ltd of Shetland.
He was off work for more than 2 months as a result of the accident.
The project the employee and his colleagues were working on required the dismantling of an aerial mast at a former RAF base in Unst. The court heard that a risk assessment had been carried out by managing director Ronnie Leslie, which said that work should be done from inside the mast.
Unbolted pieces of metal and wood were to be loaded into a telehandler with a bucket attachment, so that they could be safely lowered to the ground. But when the four men on site, including Mr Leslie, encountered unforeseen difficulties in removing a four metre long metal section from within the structure, they deviated from the original work plan by using the telehandler to lift up to the area from the outside.