ADVERTORIAL
www.cable-safety.com
Slips, trips and falls are the UK’s most common kind of workplace accident, accounting for 28% of reported non-fatal injuries, and a staggering 2.1million days of absence and lost-productivity. Cable hazards are a most frequently cited cause; while typically 3,000 fires per annum result in UK from electrical cables, plugs and extension sockets.
Despite legislation from the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 onwards; many solicitors offering ‘no win, no fee’ services to cable victims; risks of heavy fines and imprisonment; campaigns such as HSE’s ‘Watch your Step’ and ‘Shattered Lives’; and the negative symbolism that cable neglect portrays to staff and visitors; for many UK workers ‘cable chaos prevails all around us and under our feet.’
Never mind that there are 20 million workstations, with the average UK office worker accounting for 20 metres of exposed cable - in offices where personal space is typically reducing - it should be inexcusable for an injured party, litigant, or anyone, to claim that wires, socket extensions, or cable clutter are ‘accidents waiting to happen’ when there exists inexpensive and easy-to-fit cable management products to address all such risks.
Aside the danger of electrocution, and fire, from loosened cable connections (or damage to equipment - from a sudden tug or pull on a cable), thankfully many cable trips will have no effect, but sadly for some the consequences can be devastating, with impacts exacerbated by crashing on an awkward surface such as a desk-edge or cabinet… significant compensations have been paid to trip- victims who have suffered fractures, dislocations, facial-scarring disfigurements, fractured skulls and brain injury.
While dangers might seem well reported, there clearly remains a challenge to further outline the risks, and - equally important - highlight solutions that are practical and preventive. To make this happen, D-Line, the market-leading UK producer of retro-fit cable management for use wherever safety is important, have organised the Cable Safety at Work Campaign which launched on 28th April 2016.
The campaign website explains popular scenarios more fully, while advising a range of easy to implement products to address common hazards.
Cable Tidy Units contain socket extension blocks and associated cable spaghetti. In one move, unsightly cables can be efficiently routed; a trip and tug/spill hazard is sorted; a breeding ground for mite allergens disappears; the area becomes easier to clean; the socket block is made less accessible to manage risk of misuse and overheating; and open foot-space is returned!
Floor Cable Covers protect trailing cables so minimising risk of frayed or split insulation, and in the process eliminate a common trip (and tug) hazard. Available in 1.8m or 9m lengths, D-Line Medium Duty profiles are all uniquely linkable, so runs can be as long as required - it is insufficient to cover only say two-thirds of a cable lying across a floor.
Desk Trunking routes cables under desks, in peel-&-stick profiles that can be cut-to-length and simple to install. Available in a choice of colours to blend with popular desk furniture, and different capacities, the patented hinge & click-lock lid makes it easy to add-or-remove cables, while the stylish 1/2-circle design is gentle on impact with no sharp-edges.
Where cables are concerned, together we can make safety simple! The Cable Safety at Work Campaign is organised by:
Tel: 0191 236 0960
www.d-line-it.co.uk
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