Nowadays, the vast majority of businesses and public sector bodies make sure to have some way to notify employees in the event that there is some kind of problem. This can be a safety-related emergency such as a fire at a facility, or it can be a problem with production equipment or related ...
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Critical Alarm Management
All good businesses try to strive for a high level of health and safety and using a good alarm system is one way to do that, especially in facilities that have a large number of potential hazards. However, alarm management systems can often be improved, especially as technology becomes more ...
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Critical Alarm Management
Lone worker hazards are present in most workplaces but identifying these can be difficult for those new to lone worker policies and procedures. Many health and safety managers face the challenge of ensuring all lone workers are as equally protected in the workplace as every other member of staff. ...
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Lone Workers,
Manufacturing Industry,
Health and Safety
Before investing in expensive new technology for your company, it is always sensible to carefully consider the type of communication equipment you need to arm your frontline workers within industrial and manufacturing plants....
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Manufacturing Industry,
Business Telecom,
Safety Management
Most of us rely on colleagues to help in a workplace-related emergency situation but this can be problematic for lone workers. To mitigate the fact that lone workers are particularly vulnerable to workplace emergency situations, lone worker protection devices provide employees who work alone with a ...
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Lone Workers,
Critical Alarm Management
ATEX zones are hazardous places. Vapours, mists, gases and combustible specks of dust can all form volatile explosive atmospheres when exposed to air. These can occur in a number of workplace settings, from enormous industrial chemical plants to places where vehicles are sprayed with paint. In an ...
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ATEX
For any organisation that operates within a high-risk environment, critical alarms are a fundamental component to assure the safety of staff and continuity of operations. The manufacturing industry, in particular, is known to be a high-risk environment as workers typically have to deal with ...
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Critical Alarm Management