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The SiteZone proximity warning system (PWS), was never intended to replace existing safety protocols or methodology.  It was supposed to be an addition – a complementary system to enhance what existed.  That’s how SiteZone still works today – using RFID (radio frequency identification) to warn vehicle operators and pedestrians of a potential collision risk. PWS continues to be ...

The relationship between feeling good and working well I have no doubt that there’s a strong correlation between your health and how you work. Especially when it comes to mental well-being at work – stress can be a distraction, and a real danger if you work in a high-risk industry. Work-related mental health is being discussed in the open now – the dialogue has begun to help ...

Proximity warning specialist SiteZone Safety hires new business development executive as the business plans next phase of growth.

Danger that doesn’t move Our safety focus has always been on preventing collisions between workers and plant vehicles. Construction sites and depots can be very dangerous places due to a lot of activity, as people, machinery and vehicles move around in close proximity to one another. Being lulled into a false sense of security about how close one is to machinery, coupled with ...

For us to develop and continue to refine SiteZone technology and its application, the most vital elements of our informed decision-making comes from users. We listen to the concerns of health and safety managers and the operators of site vehicles of all types and sizes who work and drive around their workmates daily. Without taking this information on board, SiteZone wouldn’t ...

There’s no price big enough to put on a life.  It may sound a little dramatic to say so, but as a someone involved in safety  for over 20 years I’ve seen the devastation that breaches in work-related protection can cause.  It means there’s more to be done when a worker goes home injured, or worse, doesn’t go home at all because of an accident at work. Having invested time and ...

Everyone keeps saying how quickly the years fly by, and here we are in 2019 already. 2018 was an eventful 12 months in the current event arena. The spectre of Brexit hanging over us, leading us into the unknown – businesses are cautious, maybe even worried. However, taking a lead from contemporary popular culture I say we can only “keep calm and carry on.”  That’s what I certa ...

There are a lot of voices out there talking about work related safety. There are, of course, the ‘hot spot’ industries for which worker safety and injury prevention are a high priority.  The usual suspects when it comes to injury and fatalities are slips, trips, falls from height, being struck by objects and of course, being struck by a vehicle. The latter usually happens when ...

The most recent statistics reveal there were 38 fatalities in the construction industry last year with being struck by a moving vehicle the second most common cause of fatalities across all industries. You can find the full statistics here ...

Any industry in which workplace transport plays a significant role is fraught with dangers. The mix of the human element with vehicles and machinery makes it so. For example, the Health & Safety Executive’s (HSE) 2017-18 sector plan for construction states that the sector accounts for 30% of fatal injuries to workers. That includes being struck by vehicles and machinery. Th ...