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Guide to Hazardous Signs & Symbols

What are Hazard signs & Why do you need them?💭 Whether you are a business or not, understanding hazardous signs can prevent accidents, injury and even death. Hazardous signs are signage applied to cabinets, stores and restricted zones to worn users and prevent access to materials. There are a variety of different signs which indicate the risk of individual items. It is essential your business complies with this under COSHH Regulations. COSHH stands for Control of Substances Hazardous to Health, the framework applies to safe handling of dangerous substances. Moreover, Hazardous signage in the workplace is vital for communicating to… Read more

24th May 2024 0

Benefits of Safety Barriers

Today, safety barriers have an important role in safeguarding a range of aspects in warehouses, outdoor environments, delivery depots, and much more. Our blog will showcase the range of benefits and purposes to suit your infrastructure. Across the Safety range our specialist team at Direct2U are here to help you! Benefits of safety barriers Our unique safety barriers allows a fully customisable barrier solution, this means our specialist team can design a layout for your certain requirements, which can be added to or altered in the future. Above all, they can restrict access to dangerous areas with a custom design… Read more

27th November 2023 0

Cylinder & Drum Storage – An Introduction

At Safety Direct2U we know that compliance with Health & Safety regulations is of greatest concern to all employers. More often than not. When we begin our research into Health and Safety requirements it becomes somewhat of a minefield. As well as incredibly daunting. That’s why we have put together this concise list of key considerations. To give introductory help and support towards your Cylinder and Drum Storage policy. Storing Drums and Cylinders. Where do we start? First and foremost, it is important to properly understand the substance that you are storing. In addition to any potential hazards it could… Read more

21st November 2019 0

An Introduction to CoSHH and CoSHH Cabinets

In this article, we aim to highlight the main points of consideration when handling and storing substances that can be considered as hazardous to health. With particular reference to CoSHH Cabinets and CoSHH Cupboards as a means of safe storage. First and foremost, What is CoSHH? In short, CoSHH is an abbreviation of a technical term, which is Control of Substances Hazardous to Health. CoSHH is a health and safety legislation which is regulated by the government. In particular, CoSHH law binds all employers to take the relevant steps to minimise the risk of harm from chemicals that they store… Read more

6th September 2019 0