On-tool tags display health and safety data

Fivesquared has introduced an innovative tool tagging system designed to facilitate maximum employer health and safety compliance and employee productivity.

Huddersfield based Fivesquared, one of the UK's leading Noise and Vibration Management consultancies, has introduced an innovative tool tagging system designed to facilitate maximum employer health and safety compliance and employee productivity.

In addition the Fivesquared Tagging system provides user advice on safe handling and exposure levels associated with the use of plant, machinery and tools and aids Asset Management.

Commenting on this new initiative, MD Jeremy Hoyle explained, "Vibration and noise are now well recognised as potentially serious problems within numerous industries which, if not adequately addressed, can lead to major health issues".

"Vibration White Finger in the mining industry is perhaps the best publicised example, but there are numerous others".

"We have been at the forefront in the drive to assist employers and operators to accept these dangers and initiate best working practices".

"We have an excellent track record of assisting employers to deploy practices, procedures, equipment and technology, all designed to ensure that their workforce are provided with every opportunity to undertake their duties in the safest possible manner, and with all due regard for their long term health care".

Expanding on the new tagging initiative, Jeremy remarked, "As part of the ongoing development of our services to industry we have devised our tagging system to place important HandS information in the most important and crucial place: at the user interface".

"Each of our tags is specific to the piece of equipment they are assigned to".

"They provide clear, concise information relating to acceptable levels of exposure when using the equipment in line with HSE regulations".

"This enables operators to be totally aware of their responsibilities when operating the equipment and reinforces the training they will have previously received".

"It is a self-managing, employee driven system designed to improve employee productivity and one which makes it easier for employees to use".

Another facet of the new tagging system relates to asset management.

Jeremy Hoyle again: "Unfortunately, it is a well established fact that many tools and equipment "disappear" from sites as a project proceeds".

"We have designed our tagging system to help address this issue".

"Use of a simple database in association with uniquely identified tags can assist in assigning tools to specific working areas, jobs or individuals in real time".

"Use of such a system in tandem with irregular spot-checks will enable equipment loss to be easily identified and the last point of use confirmed".

"Responsibilities can thus be assigned and appropriate corrective action initiated".

Many large organisations have already trialled this tagging system with encouraging results.

Developments are now underway for Fivesquared's Tag technology to be trialled on a number of major nationwide construction projects.

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