NEWS
ARCO CALL FOR INCREASED PPE
VIGILANCE Two years on from raising concerns that some safety footwear with EC type approval and CE marking is not fit for purpose, Arco has found further evidence of CE marked PPE products failing to meet required standards.
New testing undertaken by Arco has highlighted that not only are several CE marked safety footwear models continuing to fail standard safety tests, but samples of leather gloves have also been found to be non-compliant, raising concerns that the issue could extend across several types of PPE. The latest findings reinforce the message that CE markings cannot currently be fully relied upon as a guarantee that PPE is fit for purpose and it is essential employers closely scrutinise their supply chains to keep workers safe.
With a growing body of evidence to suggest substandard PPE is common
in UK workplaces and beyond, Arco believes it is time for change and action. While discussions are taking place with Trading Standards and organisations such as the BSIF, Arco believes reputable suppliers and customers must lead the way by demanding proof that necessary standards are being met.
This is especially important given that some of the suppliers of
substandard products came from distributors who market themselves as leaders in PPE, safety and quality, meaning in many cases employers are being falsely assured that the products they are buying are meeting necessary standards. Consequently, it can be extremely difficult for those buying PPE to identify true product compliance.
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sudden cardiac arrest every week, and on average five of those deaths happen in schools.
Helen Hall, Medical Officer at Valley Primary School, said being offered the defibrillator was a "fantastic opportunity".
She added: "This is the sort of emergency medical aid that any school would want to have, if its budget allowed. To have one donated to us by Lanes Group is brilliant, and our school community will be delighted.
THOUSANDS TO BENEFIT FROM SCHOOL
DEFIBRILLATOR Drainage specialist Lanes Group plc has donated a heart defibrillator to one of the largest primary schools in Solihull.
Nearly 700 children and 90 staff, plus many hundreds of other people
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who visit Valley Primary School, in Solihull, West Midlands, every week now have additional protection against sudden cardiac arrest.
As well as donating the defibrillator, Lanes Group, the UK's largest independent drainage company, has paid for eight adults to be trained to use it, and for 30 children to receive basic life-saving training.
An estimated 12 people aged under the age of 35 die in the UK from
"We hope we never have to use it. But our children, teachers and the many hundreds of parents, grandparents and other people who visit the school every week now have the added benefit of this key medical resource."
Under its Saving Lives is Close to Our Heart programme, Lanes Group is working with national charity Hand on Heart to donate defibrillators and provide training, together worth £3,000, to schools located close to its depots and service hubs across the UK.
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