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BITE-SIZETRAININGA new series of short health, safetyand environmental courses are nowavailable from RRC International.

The courses are in a bite-size,topic-focused format and designedto give non-specialists confidence inworking safely. The training can betailored to a company’s own policies,procedures and systems to feel likeits own in-house course. Deliveredby one of RRC’s qualified andexperienced trainers, theprogrammes are said to inspire andinvigorate and can be legislation-neutral, so are also relevant to aninternational market.

The first 10 short courses cover arange of fundamental topics, such asrisk assessment and accidentinvestigation and typically last one tothree days. However, they can be

altered or extended to suit the client.Time can be added for practicalwork or creating client-specificgroup work using real situations.Client case studies, exercises anddiscussion points can be integratedinto each programme.

All courses carry a shortassessment at the end andparticipants are given an RRCcertificate of attendance. Tel: 0208 944 3100

ARCO ACQUIRES TOTAL ACCESS

Arco has expanded its awardwinning training and consultancydivision with the acquisition of TotalAccess (UK), one of the UK’s largestindependent suppliers of heightsafety and confined space trainingand equipment.Arco is now able tooffer an enhanced range of specialistsafety training options, either at acustomer’s own site or in specialist ormobile facilities which are deliveredby some of the UK’s leading safety

SPACE-SAVING RECYCLING BIN STACKS UP

Professional power tool manufacturer,Makita UK, has donated pinkcordless drill driversto Team Run 12 as acontribution towardsa fund raisingprogramme. Led by23-year old Becky‘Bexx Star’ Beard, theteam’s aim is to raise£25,000 for CancerResearch UK andBreast Cancer Care(BCC) in 2014. Beckyhas set herself a goal to run 12marathons in 12 months and theteam has already raised £19,000. “What a spectacular effort, bysomeone who claims not to be arunner, and all for a great cause,” saidKevin Brannigan, marketing manager,Makita UK. “In our own Charity ofthe Year event a few years ago, Makitalaunched a pink cordless drill driverof which £5 was donated for everydrill sold, the proceeds of whichhelped us to raise £70,000 for theBreast Cancer Care. We are delightedto donate some of these specialedition drills to the team’s onlinecompetitions and Quiz Night raffle.”

The Makita drill is a pink versionof the DF330D Lithium-ion, 10.8vdrill driver, complete with one 1.3Ahbattery, fast charger, drill bit set andcarry case.Tel: 01908 211678

PRIME TIME NOISEMEASUREMENTWhen the BBC needed a noiseexpert to appear on its flagship TheOne Show, the broadcasterapproached Cirrus Research.

The show was covering a storyabout movie etiquette, following anational survey that highlightedannoying habits when people arein the cinema. Cirrus’ productdevelopment specialist JamesTingay, said: “One minute I’m inthe office, the next I’m in Londonchatting with Chris Evans, AlexJones and Sir Bob Geldolf who wasalso on the show.”

James used the Cirrus OptimusRed sound level meter to recordhow much noise the celebritiesmade when they consumed foodand drinks. Alex, eating popcornrecorded noise levels at 75dB,Chris’ crisps reached 85dB, SirBob’s drink hit 87dB, but film criticAntonia’s bag of sweets managed89dBs. The Optimus Red has ahigh resolution OLED colourscreen, a 120dB measurement spanand simultaneous measurement ofall available parameters.Tel: 01723 891 655

specialists with a strong track recordof providing expert training to helpkeep people safe at work.

Located in Staffordshire, TotalAccess has on site, state-of-the-artpractical training facilities,simulating realistic workingenvironments supported by a teamof highly qualified training experts. 

The company was the first in itsindustry within the UK to be bothUKAS audited and accredited toBritish Standard 8454:2006. Inaddition to its standard courses, itworks with clients to developtraining solutions relevant to theirneeds. Total Access is also the UK’slargest independent equipmentsupplier and installer. Tel: 01482 611611

MAKITA SUPPORTS‘TEAM RUN 12’

Electrical safety testing specialist,Martindale Electric has optimisedits website to make it compatible withall major mobile devices working onIOS, Android and Blackberryoperating systems. www.martindale-electric.co.uk is said to provide asimple search facilityfor the completeMartindale productrange. By providingaccess todownloadabledatasheets, userguides andapplication notes, thewebsite is designedto be a valuable toolfor users who needto quickly access information.

Featuring news and updates, thewebsite also provides information onsafe isolation and topics, such as thepractical implications of changes tothe IEE Code of Practice 4th Editionof Portable Appliance Testing (PAT)testing.Tel: 01923 441717

INFORMATIONAT HAND

Leafield Environmental has createda modern space-saving recyclingunit for Bath Spa University’s newlycompleted halls ofresidence.TheEnviroStack fitsinto the studentkitchens andallows collectionof up to four typesof recycling in onestackable unit. Thedesign costs £99 foreach 2-bin unitincluding recycling labels (this rateapplies to units without sackretention bars).

The lightweight bins will be usedbag-free as part of the university’s

DURASTRIPEDYNAMICSFor the past 12 years, DuraStripehas specialised in thedevelopment of effective, flexiblepeel-and-stick markings for thevisual workplace.

In the company’s constantlyevolving programme to anticipateand satisfy the specialised graphicindicator requirements for 5S andlean manufacturing initiatives, ithas developed an extensivelibrary of cost effective tools.These include: 11 standardcolours with adhesives tailored tospecific working environments;multiple shapes and sizes of iconshapes, letters and numbers forvisual identification; hundreds ofstandard printed signs in varioussizes; and in-line printing onstriping.

DuraStripe develops customshapes, printed signage and in-line graphics to support specificapplications.Tel: 0330 8280084

pledge to become ‘bag-less’ - astrategy increase recycling rates by80% by 2016. 

EnviroStack is oneof four bespokerecycling unitsdeveloped byLeafield to

complement thecontemporary look of

the new centre.The slimline units

have a capacity of 52Litres and can be used as a

single unit or in stackable groups -with or without plastic bags. WRAPcompliant, colourful lids can suit upto seven different waste streams.Tel: 01225 816539

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