SAFETYWORKS & Solutions leading the way in Fall Protection

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SAFETYWORKS & Solutions are one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of fall protection systems and access solutions, answering the needs of the building industry, consultants, architects, surveyors and contractors with their high performance ‘safety at height’ solutions.
The company completes installations for some of the UK’s premier companies, spanning a wide range of sectors, including health, education, leisure, housing associations, offices and factories. Read more

Rivo Software partner with Kennet and Fidelity to drive growth

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Rivo Software LogoLeading environmental, health and safety software vendor to accelerate global expansion and target broader reputational risk market

London, UK Kennet Partners, the technology growth investor, and Fidelity Growth Partners Europe (FGPE), the pan-European growth investor today announced the acquisition of Rivo Software, a fast- growing software company Read more

Gas Safety in Confined Spaces

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A confined space is any space large enough for someone to enter and perform assigned work, which has limited means of entry or exit, and which is not designed for continuous worker occupancy. This covers just about every industry, including utilities, construction, hydrocarbon exploration and processing, petrochemicals, marine, agriculture, food processing and brewing, as well as the emergency services.

Employers must assess the risks these workplaces pose to their employees and endeavour to prevent them.  In most cases, both the assessment and the safe working system will require testing of the atmosphere with gas detection equipment. Read more

Cirrus Research Gains European Type Approval for Optimus Sound Level Meters

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Cirrus Research has recently obtained Type Approval to the NF EN 61672-1:2003 standard from the LNE in France. The tests carried out on the Optimus are as specified in the NF EN 61672-2:2003 standard for the Class 1 versions of the Optimus Red and Optimus Green instruments.

The tests carried out by the LNE look to exam an instrument against a set of recognised and published standards to ensure that it meets the performance claims of the manufacturer. Read more