May 2021

ERIKS Industrial Services, part of ERIKS group, has partnered with ALCUMUS SafeContractor to manage contractor compliance and drive health, safety and environmental transparency in its supply chain. ERIKS says health and safety is at the core of its philosophy, using accredited contractors will help ERIKS meet rigorous standards to continuously improve safety when working on large customer sites. Access to the portal will enable decentralised teams to work with local suppliers and track people on site with confidence. As part of its continuous improvement in supply chain compliance, ERIKS will also be looking to adopt Alcumus Info Exchange software for supplier documentation. Using SafeContractor will also provide peace of mind that ERIKS environmental, social and governance standards are being met by pre-qualifying contractors and suppliers beyond health and safety. w | www.safecontractor.com Supply chain compliance Spring cleaning to reduce safety risks TRESTON proposes spring-cleaning for industrial workshops to reduce workplace safety risks and increase productivity by keeping a clutter-free and clean workbench. Many have experienced it – working on a bench that is cluttered, unorganised with tools and components here and there and having virtually no space on the bench to actually do the work which has to be done. Treston has produced a free cleaning checklist for industrial workers and workshop supervisors which can be copied and used to check, not only in springtime but also regularly, that workbenches in use are clean, well-organised and safe. After all, it is a well-known fact that employees who work in a clean, safe and pleasant environment are more energetic and productive and are more satisfied with their work. Visit www.pwemag.co.uk for the full checklist. https://www.treston.com/ DSC says with its new thermal sensor, the M2EA Drone, packs a whopping 640 x 512 infrared thermal resolution, allowing building heat loss identification and electrical power overheat issues, to be identified easily and quickly, enhancing both people safety and the ability to save time and money. The company says this thermal imaging capacity raises the industry bar for compact thermal drones but, as if that wasn’t enough, the M2EA also comes with a host of additional enhancements. Fitted with a 48 MP visual camera, it provides an 8,000 x 6,000 imagery via a mammoth 32x Digital Zoom, allowing thermal issues to be output with both thermal and clear traditional images. Standard features include: Max flight time: 31 min Thermal Camera: 640 512 px, 30 Hz Frame Rate, 16 Zoom Visual Camera: 48MP, 1/2” CMOS Sensor t: 01952947682 – 07989 597569 e: Sales@dsc-ltd.co.uk w: www.dsc-ltd.co.uk Thermal drone imaging capability Health & Safety May 2021 www.pwemag.co.uk Plant & Works Engineering | 29 Investment in advanced SEAWARD PAT (portable appliance testing) kits is helping London Underground comply with important electrical safety requirements. Responsibility for compliance testing falls mainly to the maintenance department where electrical works controller Shaun Littleton oversees a team of 10 engineers, who regularly check the in-service safety of tens of thousands of items at 500 sites.This responsibility requires a demanding approach to safety management that links test schedules with appliance identification systems and maintaining comprehensive test records for all items tested. To achieve this, London Underground has been a long-term user of Seaward PAT testing equipment, currently using 12 hand-held Apollo 600+ PAT testers with PATGuard 3 testing software. These lightweight, versatile and compact testers together with Seaward Elite test and tag printers, can be conveniently carried by engineers in backpacks. t | 0191 586 3511 e | sales@seaward.com w | www.seaward.com Going underground CASELLA, expert manufacturer of smart monitoring technology, has developed an innovative solution to simplify social distancing in the workplace with the launch of the Orbi-Trace smart tag. The solution provides simple proximity alerts all the way up to full effective contact tracing. The company says when combined with the wall-mounted anchor unit and proprietary, free to use Infection Insights software, the Orbi-Trace can be used to generate connection graphs and risk and contact assessments, should an employee test positive for Covid-19. Adding additional anchor units to the system expands this to full real-time contact tracking, giving users access to heat-maps of areas where social-distancing may be consistently challenging and a full contact tracing history. w | www.casellasolutions.com/uk/en.html Supporting workplace social distancing Hand protection specialist UNIGLOVES has bolstered its highly experienced team with the arrival of PPE specialist Karen Cresswell to help shape a new range of industrial workwear gloves for a mid-May launch in the UK. Karen joins Unigloves having worked for over 20 years in the hand protection and wider PPE market, previously with glove company BM Polyco and also with UVEX dealing in head to toe PPE. Her arrival also marks the start of a wider expansion plan for Unigloves in the UK with the imminent launch of a new reusable industrial Nitrile safety gloves range. Karen’s arrival follows the appointment of James Arrowsmith in the role of industrial business unit manager. James brings with him over 15 years of experience and considerable knowledge within the Hand Protection industry. t | Karen - 07376 192309 w | www.unigloves.co.uk Hand protection expertise after