With the UK government now eyeing the relaxation of the lockdown methods that have been in place for the past several months, many shops and offices are looking forward to once more opening their doors. The same goes for the hospitality sector, where the restarting of the economy will bring with it ...
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Body Temperature Monitoring
The appearance of COVID-19 has forced many workers across Britain to cease going into work and remain at home as part of the social distancing measures put in place to contain the spread of the disease. However, as the lockdown begins to ease and firms begin to reopen, the question has been asked ...
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Body Temperature Monitoring
For many organisations in sectors such as manufacturing, construction or infrastructure, a common challenge is coordinating their workers across large sites that may hamper communications and rapid movement. Whilst this can be an inconvenience in terms of overall efficiency of workflow, it can also ...
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Lone Workers,
Health and Safety
Depot safety is often overlooked when compared to more obviously threatening manufacturing environments, however accidents in logistics centres can prove just as dangerous to employees as incidents on the production floor. This is especially true for lone workers, who are a common sight in such ...
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Lone Workers,
Manufacturing Industry,
Health and Safety
ATEX refers to a set of EU regulations for controlling explosive atmospheres. ATEX areas are commonly found at petrochemical, chemical and other production facilities referring to work areas where there is a threat of atmospheric ignition due to the presence of flammable vapour. By themselves, ATEX ...
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Lone Workers
For most members of the public, it is easy to imagine hospitals and other healthcare facilities as safe havens from sudden injury or violence, but for the workers who have chosen to dedicate themselves to careers in medicine, experience (and the numbers) tells a different story. NHS workers ...
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Lone Workers,
Hospitals
Every school takes sensible measures to prevent their students from coming to harm, particularly from violence inflicted by other pupils or intruders onto the premises, which can take the form of a wide number of scenarios. Perhaps the most dreaded of these events is the school shooting. Although ...
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Schools
