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DORIC SPRING’TAINER WINS 2016
SAFETY SOLUTION OF THE YEAR
D
oric Products’ ongoing commitment to
providing a best practice environment
for employees has been recognised.
The Australian owned company received the
2016 Safety Solution of the Year Award for
the development of the Spring’Tainer.
The Doric safety co-ordinator was alerted
and together, over an 18 month period, with
a team made up of representatives from
various departments - including factory floor,
HR, engineering, tooling and Doric Directors,
the Spring’Tainer was born.
The Endeavour Awards, now in its 13th
year, are presented by Manufacturers’
Monthly – Australia’s leading publication for
the manufacturing industry, and celebrate
Australian manufacturing methods and
processes, innovation and excellence.
The collaborative effort provided a number
of benefits across different areas of the
business, including eliminating awkward
movements, minimising risk and injury,
increasing productivity and morale for all
concerned workers, reducing the process
time and reducing labour costs.
In 2016, Doric was nominated for the Safety
Solution category following a recent overhaul
of the manufacturing process for its industry
leading spring balance systems.
A manual labour component on the assembly
line was identified by staff as strenuous and
tedious, often resulting in soreness and
with the potential to cause repetitive strain
injuries.
“We are absolutely thrilled to have received
this Award. It is a true testament to the
commitment and dedication of our entire
team,” said Nigel Long, Group CEO, Alchin
Long Group.
“We value input and feedback from all our
staff, and this project is a perfect example of
how we are striving to empower our team, to
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work together to find best practice across all
facets of our business.”
For more information, contact Doric Products on
02 9609 2555.
01 (Left to right) Ching Heng, Team Leader,
Doric Products, and Rachael Alchin, HR
Officer, Doric Products receiving the award
from David Duncan, Managing Director,
SICK Pty Ltd.
THE AWS VENTIENT™ SOLUTION
To overcome these problems, Architectural
Window Systems introduces the AWS
Ventient™.
A trickle vent is a very small opening in
a window or other building envelope
component to allow small amounts of
ventilation in spaces when major elements
of the design (such as windows or doors) are
otherwise closed.
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tudies have shown that operable
windows are rarely used to maximise
natural ventilation. Society's reliance
on heating, ventilation and air-conditioning
(HVAC) systems for airflow has become all
too common. As a result, poor indoor air
quality (IAQ) has become a growing concern
for architects and building occupants alike.
Natural ventilation is the obvious solution,
proven to achieve positive health and
productivity results in building occupants.
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While operable windows do provide fresh
air, increased natural light and natural
ventilation, there are a growing number of
reasons as to why they aren’t always used.
Some of these include security, heat or noise
and even cold drafts.
Previously, air leakage seemed to be the nonoptimal (yet accepted) solution. However, as
building standards improve and our focus on
airtightness increases, we can no longer rely
on air leakage as a mechanism for ventilation
within the building envelope.
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intervention, the AWS Ventient™ device
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security issues.
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