Clearview North February 2014 - Issue 147 | Page 10

INDUSTRYNEWS

SPECIALLY DESIGNED HOUSE FOR
TYPHOON HAIYAN VICTIMS
Plastics manufacturer Hahn
Plastics has launched an
innovative social media
campaign after designing a
brand new flat pack house in
the wake of Typhoon Haiyan.
The Manchester-based firm,
which specialises in recycled
plastic products, designed and
built the Hahn Eco House after
seeing the devastating affect of
November’s Typhoon Haiyan
in the Philippines. The unique

product was the brainchild of a
Hahn team member, who had
already been considering the idea
of rapid response housing for
disaster victims when the typhoon
struck.
Hahn Plastics is known for its
range of recycled plastic garden
and park products as well as
industrial solutions. In the
aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan,
the team launched a brand new
project, designing and developing

a flat pack house, which can be
built with no specialist tools in
just a few hours. The principle
behind the house is to replace
flimsier shacks, which are often
made from tin and timber and
easily destroyed during natural
disasters with something that is
sturdier, offers shelter and can be
quickly erected in the aftermath
of events such as hurricanes and
typhoons.

IT’S TIME TO DOWN TOOLS
HAND-ARM Vibration
Syndrome (HAVS) is continuing
to plague employees, across a
wide range of industries, who
regularly use power tools and
other vibrating equipment
for long periods of time,
despite there being plenty
of precautions to reduce the
risks according to workplace
equipment supplier Slingsby.
HAVS, which is also known
as Vibration White Finger
or dead finger, is usually a
permanent condition that is

caused by the extended use of
tools and machinery such as
power drills, chainsaws and
other hand-held or hand-guided
equipment. Symptoms can
include poor circulation, which
can result in the fingers turning
white, a tingling sensation and
numbness.
The Medical Research Council
estimates that as many as 300,000
employees in the UK suffer from
HAVS and more than one million
people are exposed to vibrations
above safe levels set by the Health

& Safety Executive’s Control of
Vibration at Work Regulations
2005. This legislation states that
employers must protect employees
from vibration exposure and take
action to lower the risks of HAVS
exposure through an appropriate
and continual monitoring
system.
Lee Wright, Marketing Director
at Slingsby, which supplies more
than 35,000 workplace products
across all industries, says: “Anyone
who ignores the symptoms is
risking their long-term health.”

BOOSTED BROCHURE FOR RETAIL INSTALLERS
Glazerite Windows Limited has launched its
own enhanced version of the NEW VEKA
retail brochure with additional information
and images as well as all hardware tailored
specifically to the Glazerite product range.
The trade fabricator has also introduced three
new categories to its existing range of VEKAbased product brochures, bringing the total
now to six.
In the 24-page retail brochure, Glazerite
has added a number of product revisions and
up-to-date images, including several specific
to Glazerite installations, plus additional pages
on the extensive range of st