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Improve your Workplace Safety in 2024

Improve your workplace safety at Direct2U

NEW YEAR, IMPROVED WORKPLACE SAFETY! In 2024, we are assessing all risks and prioritising workplace safety! No matter what your business is, workplace safety should play a significant part in ensuring both yourself and others are safe at work this new year! Follow Safety Best Practices Not sure where to start when it comes to workplace safety? You’re not alone, many are in this position, and it is easy to become overwhelmed. That’s why we have put together some staple best practices for you to make a fresh start in 2024. This can help identify potential hazards and enable you… Read more

17th January 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

Importance of Safety Barriers In The Workplace

safety barriers in the workplace - the importance of warehouse barriers

Safety Barriers In The Workplace and Their Importance Safety Barriers play a crucial role in protecting the work environment. Barriers safeguard personnel, machinery and infrastructure. We use them for many different purposes such as: Where Are Barrier Systems Typically Used? Barrier systems are generally used in any industrial environment, commercial space, airports, roadways and shopping centres. They are essential as they highlight hazards in an area. As well as highlight any risks to employees and the public. Why Is It The Employers Responsibility to Install Barriers? As an employer, it is your responsibility to protect the health and safety of… Read more

31st January 2023 0

Healthcare: Exposure to Biological Agents [Regulations]

Working in Healthcare means risking exposure to biological agents throughout the day. While doctors, nurses or surgeons might be directly exposed to infection, other employees such as porters and cleaners might be exposed to indirect sources of infection. These risks exist in human healthcare (such as hospitals, clinics, and education establishments) as well as in animal healthcare (such as veterinary clinics, private practices, farms, and vet schools). Human healthcare is a major industry in the UK, with employers in both public and private sectors. The NHS is the largest employer, with about a million employees in over 500 NHS trusts… Read more

29th November 2017 0