High and safe
Unseen by people walking through one
of London’s most fashionable squares are
large areas of newly laid Crossgrip safety
matting among the roofscapes. The
matting was specified and installed as the
Health & Safety
DSEAR with ideal solution for creating safe access for
ongoing maintenance of flat roofs and for
a bang
gully walkways between pitched roofs.
Crossgrip high performance vinyl
matting is widely used to provide
This year’s programme of the notable permanent and all weather safe walkways self-draining, resistant to bacterial growth
and unique hazardous education seminars for accessing roof top services, and maintenance free. Because of its
organised by Denios has just commenced undertaking maintenance and for flexible construction, it is easy to lay and
– under the knowledgeable stewardship of protecting the roofing materials and contour and importantly, as wind tunnel
Managing Director Roy Smith. membranes. The matting is also used as a tests prove, is permanently stable even in
The Dangerous Substances and slip resistant walkway on gantries, hurricane force winds. The matting is
Explosive Atmosphere Regulations construction sites and other high level supplied in 10m rolls and standard widths
(DSEAR) are designed to alert people to areas exposed to the weather. of 60, 91 and 122cm.
the many risks associated with the The safety matting has a deeply etched Information and samples of Crossgrip
handling of flammable materials – open grid surface which provides are available from Plastic Extruders Ltd –
especially given that even the smallest permanent high slip resistance even in the tel 01268 571116 or visit
quantities can prove deadly and that worst weather conditions. The matting is www.crossgrip.com.
seemingly harmless substances can
develop an increased higher level of
potential danger if subjected to
unfavourable conditions.
As Roy Smith points out “our aim is to Emergency telephone system
raise the participants’ awareness and
perception of Hazardous Materials, so as Memco Ltd is launching a new Fitting is straightforward, either on top of
to detect dangers and avoid accidents emergency lift alarm device – Memcom. the lift car or behind the car operating
which would threaten both human life and The company has worked closely with panel. Also available is a single, versatile
the solvency of the participants customers to build a high quality product Multi Point Station accessory, as opposed
organisation. The key is to understand and that offers a flexible solution to the to other diallers that need different units
handle such substances so as to avoid demands set by compliance regulations, for the Motor Room, pit and under car. The
undesired reactions. We also need to and is easy to install and program. Memco MPS provides local
stress the correct meaning of words such The Memcom features a keypad, backlit communication between three different lift
as Standards and Conforms – which are LCD display and built-in microphone for points with the same unit.
not always as thorough as they should feedback and convenience during setup. Three separate voice messages can be
be”. recorded on the Memcom: ‘Location’,
In terms of content and structure, the ‘Guidance’ and ‘Reassurance’. These
Denios / DSEAR presentation embraces custom messages ensure that trapped
legal foundations; how sources of danger customers know their alarm call has
arise – what exactly is a flashpoint?; the been heard and help is on its way, and
fundamentals of the origin of explosions, can guide the call operator in order to
deflagrations and fires; risks resulting from effect a quick release. The powerful
improper handling and/or storage of battery of the Memcom can support
dangerous substances; and the meaning the whole system, including an
of the danger triangle. Tel: 01952 811991 optional GSM module, should the
email: sales@denios.co.uk mains supply be interrupted.
www.denios.co.uk www.memco.co.uk
Quiet as a mouse!
The all-new Noise Log from Castle expensive monitor and simple post-
Group of Scarborough now offers a simple processing if you want the numbers. You
alternative to tape recording in neighbour also remove the need for those huge
noise complaint monitoring. The device libraries of degrading tapes!
has an in-built solid-state recorder that Recording neighbourhood nuisance
uses industry standard SD cards and has noise has always been a costly, time-
all the familiar bells and whistles such as consuming affair, with tape storage,
remote operation switch and calibration difficulties and analysis dispute resolution.
measurement grade microphone, but problems afterwards. The Castle NoiseLog Following a simple set-up, the
without any of the hassles. solves all of these problems providing a complainant is left with a single button
Using tape-recorders and fancy sound cost effective solution allowing noise switch to start and stop recordings
meters for this task has always been a complainants to record offending noises instantly. The use of SD cards means
real nuisance. The NoiseLog is set to for measurement and identification, recording time is only limited by the size
change that with no moving parts, no thus assisting with fast and effective of the card. www.castlegroup.co.uk
24 feature :: health & safety Building & Facilities Management – March 2009
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