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HOTTER TAKES COMFORT WITH ORTHOMAT FROM COBA
Orthomat anti-fatigue matting from COBA Europe has been installed by Hotter at its headquarters and manufacturing site in Lancashire. As the largest shoe manufacturer in the UK, Hotter’s Skelmersdale site is considered one of the most advanced shoe-making facilities in the world
The matting, supplied by COBA via ARCO, has been introduced to enhance the comfort and wellbeing of its employees who work in Hotter’s busy production facility.
The decision to install Orthomat follows a survey conducted by Hotter. The study revealed that staff carrying out repetitive actions, such as standing in a static position, were twice as likely to experience work- related absence such as a fatigue, foot and muscular pain, compared to those roles where walking and movement were present.
“As a producer of Britain’s leading comfort footwear brand, it only seemed appropriate that our manufacturing and finishing staff should have a comfortable environment in which to work,” explained Hotter’s Health & Safety Manager.
Anti-fatigue mats, coupled with microbreaks, role changes and better employee ‘rest’ initiatives, are proving part of the solution for Hotter.
Orthomat Standard is one of COBA’s best-selling anti- fatigue mats and just one option from an extensive range. Its foam composition provides underfoot cushioning which encourages users’ feet to adapt to the mat’s surface; a subtle movement that aids blood circulation, helping to delay the onset of fatigue from standing. The textured surface also provides some additional grip, and the bright yellow borders in the Safety version, as specified by Hotter, clearly define where the matting is situated, creating a safe pathway for users.
www.cobaeurope.com MCCUE’S TELESCOPIC GATEWAY
TO SAFETY AND SIMPLICITY The smooth flow of people around a factory or facility is essential for safety. Facility layouts need to be practical and organised, wherever possible keeping people and moving vehicles segregated.
Gateways within the layout, properly placed within runs of safety barriers, are critical points – not least because they often correspond with dangerous areas where pedestrians and workplace traffic meet.
But layouts change. New machinery, mezzanines or everyday changing demands can all enforce a new look to your factory plan – and suddenly the gap where your gate used to be isn’t needed anymore and there’s a new space for a gate but the old one doesn’t fit.
It’s a problem that the R&D boffins at McCue, supplier of industrial strength safety products through four decades, has solved with their all-new Telescopic Gate – and it couldn’t be easier to install.
Pedestrian safety barriers are connected with posts. They supply solidity and flexibility, while providing the natural corners so the safety barriers can change direction. Usually gates are made to fit between the barriers at key points – but this means they are bespoke and one-use and not adaptive to the changing demands of the workplace.
The Telescopic Gate has two key ingredients that change this. First, an ultra-practical Hinge Post replaces the normal gate post. This reusable piece of
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safety furniture allows simple installation of the new Telescopic Gate – and can be coupled with a matching post opposite, so if the gate needs to swing inwards or outwards it can be simply turned.
Second, a telescopic sliding arm can be fixed in exactly the desired position to fill the entire gate space. If the space alters, or the gate needs moving the telescopic arm can be adjusted.
Installation is done with just a rubber mallet, pliers and a few Allen keys in a matter of minutes – avoiding lengthy facility disruption.
The gate also eliminates the need for costly site surveys and special expensive bespoke designs. The Telescopic Gate adds to McCue’s armoury of extensive, practical safety solutions for every workplace, from the factory floor to the shop floor. It could be your gateway to a safer, simpler and more economical facility.
www.mccue.com/uk
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