
No Shortcuts to Safety when Cutting & Spraying: Let’s Take PPE a Bit More Seriously
It was recorded that between 2015 and 2016, there were 144 workplace fatalities and a staggering 621,000 non-fatal injuries across all industries that related to no or mis-worn PPE. This leaves us with the devastating reality that many of those lives that were lost could have been prevented with the right protection.
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) figures illustrate that there are around 9,000 PPE-related incidents each year.
With evidence this clear that shows just how many lives are impacted by the lack of PPE, it begs the question, why are people still not wearing it? What’s stopping workers from using the very equipment designed to keep them safe?

Supplies You Need: Scaffolding Paint that Protects, Prevents and Promotes
As someone once said, “The number one rule of thieves is that nothing is too small to steal.” From manhole covers to the brain of Albert Einstein, if someone really wants it, they’ll chance their luck and take it, with no thought to the outcomes.
It is estimated that theft and vandalism to construction sites cost over [1]£1 million every day in the U.K. Construction and scaffolding sites usually stir a big appetite for potential thieves due to the rich pickings of expensive equipment, vehicles, materials, tools, and machinery.