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11 December 2014

• Builder fined over unsafe roof work in Stalybridge

  A Tameside builder has been fined after he allowed workers to carry out unsafe roof work in Stalybridge, despite previously receiving a formal warning about the issue.

• We need bigger penalties for corporate manslaughter, says Sentencing Council

  Large organisations committing corporate manslaughter could face tougher fines of up to £20 million in England and Wales, a Sentencing Council review has proposed as part of a public consultation into the issue.

• Forty per cent of sites not working safely at height

  A month of unannounced inspection visits from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to construction sites across Britain have found that a worrying 40% of sites are failing to sufficiently protect workers

• Contractors scale the top of the Chill Factore, Manchester

  The Manchester Evening News reports on three contractors carrying out a nail-biting job on top of the Chill Factore in Trafford Park.

• Facelift - 2014 round-up

  As the year draws to a close, it’s time to take a look back of all the highlights from the last 12 months. Here’s our top picks:

• Did you know depending on where you are in the world, you may actually weigh a different amount?

  The theory is that because the Earth isn’t a perfect sphere, gravitational strength differs wherever you go.

05 December 2014

• EMKA’s advanced wireless stand-alone data cabinet security system

  The AGENT E 3000 program from EMKA offers multiple possible levels of security for stand-alone data cabinets. It is suitable for single cabinet locking and access logging or for a number of individual cabinets administered separately in a data centre where the infra-red key fob operation enables multiple authorised access and logging of identity if required – also central wireless operation is possible in conjunction with an access point module, thus enabling expansion of the system if required.

• New Autoclave Product Guide from Priorclave

  For laboratory managers undecided on the best autoclave for their next purchase a new 16 page brochure just released by Priorclave is a must read. It introduces the Company’s complete range of standard autoclaves, of which there are more than sixty models, all designed to meet the needs of diverse business sectors involved in research and development with dairy, food, pharmaceutical, education and healthcare.

• NEW! The All Weather Jointing Sand

  i-fix® have recently added Speedy Paving Sand – the all weather jointing sand – to their range of ‘do it yourself’ home improvement materials

• Sun & Health International to the Rescue

  The most important thing when choosing a sun bed supplier, is the quality of the advice, the equipment and the aftercare service.