NEWS
UNITE DEMANDS ANSWERS OVER UNSAFE CLADDING ON HOSPITAL
Unite, the UK and Ireland’s largest union, is demanding urgent answers after it was revealed that cladding on the unfinished Midland Metropolitan Hospital is expected to be found unsafe.
The revelations have emerged 600 days after Carillion, the principal contractor on the project, went bust on 15 January 2018.
Unite is highly concerned that the fears about the cladding have only just emerged. Similar concerns about the cladding on the Royal Liverpool Hospitals occurred a year ago. It is further concerned that the cladding would have been installed after the tragic Grenfell fire on 14 June 2017.
If the hospital had become operational and the cladding had remained in place it would have placed both patients and staff at risk.
Unite regional officer Su Lowe, said: “The devil may care attitude of Carillion is beyond comprehension, apparently it was prepared to clad the Midland Metropolitan Hospital in a dangerous material.
“Even after the tragic events of Grenfell it appears not to have thought it necessary to check, amend or remove the cladding on our new hospital.
“Questions also need to be raised about why the cladding wasn’t checked earlier, today (6 September) marks 600 days since Carillion’s collapse. By now we should have had our desperately needed hospital fully operational but instead we are still discovering serious flaws with the project.
“There needs to be an urgent investigation about who knew about concerns about the cladding and when.
“If senior managers of Carillion were aware of the issue and they chose to do nothing about it then the question needs to be asked if they were intentionally endangering the public, whether the law has been broken and what further action should be taken.”
www.unitetheunion.org
PIONEERING PROFESSOR JOINS REACTEC
UK specialist in the provision of monitoring devices and powerful analytics for managing the risk of Hand Arm Vibration (HAV) Reactec has appointed Professor Setsuo Maeda as Chief Scientific Liaison.
Professor Maeda has an impressive track record of academic
achievement; has written many books and peer- reviewed papers and is regularly invited to speak at specialist events and conferences around the world on the subject. With a vision to fully understand and eliminate this debilitating industrial disease, he will continue his pioneering research working with the team at Reactec and Edinburgh Napier University to
RELIANCE HIGH-TECH RELOCATES
Reliance High-Tech, independent security technology integrator and provider of lone worker protection services, has announced that it has relocated its headquarters to a new state-of-the-art facility in Bracknell, from its previous site in Berkshire. The move follows a highly successful 12 months for the company and highlights its intention to significantly grow its operation and market share.
The new offices offer more flexibility, a great new working environment for the company’s employees and convenient transport links by both road and rail for
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better understand the relationship between exposure to vibration and the progression of the disease.
Jacqui McLaughlin, Chief Executive of Reactec, said: “We are honoured to have Professor Maeda with us in this important role. The Professor is working with us to help progress the understanding of risk from exposure to vibration and how our wearable technology can help companies better address this risk.”
Commenting on his appointment, Professor Maeda said: “Throughout my career, I have been driven by the goal of fully understanding the effects of vibration on the human body and through research, to do what I can to ensure that we remove this industrial disease from being common place. I am passionate about my research and excited about my new role with Reactec and the strong partnership with Edinburgh Napier University.”
https://reactec.com/
customers and partners. To showcase the company’s growing range of services the facility boasts a purpose- built boardroom and customer innovation area, which invites visitors from a diverse array of vertical sectors to learn how Reliance High-Tech can help them achieve their security objectives in comfortable surroundings.
Alistair Enser, Reliance High-Tech’s CEO, said: “The move to this new head office indicates our intention to rapidly expand the company’s success across key target areas with an absolute focus on supporting the changing needs of our customers.”
www.reliancehightech.co.uk.
www.tomorrowshs.com
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