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14 | OCTOBER 2017
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EMPLOYERS FAILING TO KEEP WORKERS SAFE
A quarter of employees working in hazardous job roles believe their employers aren ’ t doing enough to keep them safe at work .
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25 % of labourers in manual professions , such as construction , thought their company ’ s health and safety information didn ’ t go into enough detail about their role and the dangers they could face , or how to deal with risky situations .
The survey of 2,000 employees , working for businesses that have over five employees , found that almost two thirds ( 65 %) of employees have never received any information on their company ’ s health and safety policies .
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This is despite it being a basic legal requirement for all companies with five employees or more .
The research , conducted by award-winning data capture app provider , WorkMobile , also revealed that as a result , most workers in dangerous jobs do not feel that they are well equipped to deal with a hazardous situation if one occurred .
A fifth ( 18 %) would have no idea how to report an issue or hazard at work , despite there
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being a higher chance of this occurring in dangerous working environments . A quarter ( 25 %) would have a vague idea about how to handle the situation , but would still need to ask for help or consult with the company ’ s procedure documents first .
Thankfully , over half ( 57 %) of workers would know exactly what to do in a hazardous situation .
Although it is the duty of the employer to keep staff members safe , workers are also failing to take responsibility for their own
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welfare and follow rules that have been put in place . Almost half ( 48 %) of those who work in a hazardous or high-risk role , such as construction , have not read their operations manual . Surpisingly , those who work in low-risk roles , like office work , are more likely to read their company ’ s health safety guidance - almost two thirds ( 60 %) of these employees have read the health and safety documents they were provided |
with , despite being exposed to fewer hazards .
The survey was conducted as part of WorkMobile ’ s ‘ Work Safe ’ report , which looks at the current state of health and safety in the UK and where improvements need to be made to protect workers .
For more information , please visit : http :// www . workmobileforms . com / researchand-whitepapers /
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Bespoke door earns a glowing review
Installers break through the roof with extended range
Celebrations have been taking place at Customade Group as it toasts to an incredible first year since the launch of REAL Aluminium . In the space of just 12 months , REAL Aluminium has become one of the industry ’ s fastest growing brands and now Customade Group has expanded the range of aluminium products to include a new flat rooflight .
The Flat Rooflight , which brings ultimate performance and maximum light in a clean , minimalistic design , complements the industry-leading , fitter-friendly range of aluminium windows , doors and lantern roofs available from REAL Aluminium .
Introduced to satisfy the growing trend for flat glazed roof products , it features a 27 % slimmer overall frame height to achieve a flush glazed look with minimal internal and external sightlines .
The Flat Rooflight has a bespoke structural PVCu internal core and sleek aluminium internal and external capping . Fitted flush to the internal plaster , the roof light appears frameless from below to create the illusion of an open roof space .
www . real-aluminium . co . uk
Purplex clients dominate G-17 shortlist
Purplex clients have dominated the G-17 shortlist with an incredible 11 nominations , including four for South East based home improvement specialists SEH BAC – the best result in the competition this year .
SEH BAC are finalists in Installer of the Year , Conservatory Installer of the Year , Customer Care
The installation of a beautiful bespoke door from Apeer was recently completed by experienced installers Joe Roche Glass & Glazing at a property local to their showroom in Dungarvan , Co . Waterford , Ireland .
The family run company , who have been in business with Apeer and installing their products for over 15 years , said that this was the most personalised Apeer design that they have ever worked with , as Director Joe Roche explained :
‘ The development process took around 6 weeks in total with much discussion taking place on each aspect of the design to help
Initiative of the Year and Marketing Campaign of the Year ( Retail ), rounding off an outstanding 12 months for the company . Warm edge experts Edgetech and restrictor specialists Jackloc ® both make the Component Supplier of the Year shortlist , while Wellingborough based trade fabricator Astraseal is recognised in both the Fabricator of the Year and Customer
get every detail just right . Apeer have an in-house spraying facility so were able to offer a beautiful bespoke RAL colour which really complemented the door ’ s orchid themed glass design . The glass was also a tailor-made feature created by Apeer ’ s in-house glass team at the client ’ s request .
” The customer was over the moon with the result , telling us that for the first time in their life they had been able to get exactly what they wanted ! It was lovely to receive such a positive response and know that we have another happy customer .”
www . joeroche . ie
Care Initiative of the Year categories .
Sash window specialists Roseview Windows and rooflight experts Roof Maker join Astraseal in Fabricator of the Year , while Epwin Fabrications is recognised in the Training and Development Initiative of the Year category .
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