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News Release from: Integrated Safety Solutions | Subject: Safety regulations seminars
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 27 September 2002
Keeping pace with ever changing machine
safety
Keeping pace with ever changing machine safety technology and the introduction of new Safety Regulations, Approved Codes of Practice and Health and Safety Standards can be an overwhelming task.
technology and the introduction of new Safety Regulations, Approved Codes of Practice and Health and Safety Standards can be an overwhelming task To help make life easier for busy plant/design engineers and health and safety personnel, Integrated Safety Solutions (ISS) and Omron have formed a powerful partnership to provide an umbrella of safety services called 'Ensure safety - Integrated Solutions' - tackling issues ranging from compliance with Health and Safety Regulations and Standards, hazard analysis and risk management to the design, supply, installation and commissioning of fully compliant integrated safety systems that protect personnel working with dangerous machinery or process plant
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 19 Feb 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The partnership brings together qualified safety engineers from ISS with the experience and knowledge of one of the world's leading companies specialising in the design and manufacture of components for the industrial automation market.
Omron's extensive range of safety products and technical support combined with the health and safety compliance and systems integration knowledge of ISS to offer customers valuable support when dealing with complex industrial health and safety issues.
January 2003 will see the introduction of one of the core services - a series of regular 'Ensure Safety Seminars' to be held at the Omron offices in London and at regional locations outside London.
The focus of the seminars will be on machinery and process engineering safety and specifically on the development of new technologies and associated Health and Safety Standards.
'Major changes in machinery control systems has led to a review of risk assessment methodologies.' said Stephen Langley, Managing Director of ISS.
'New standards currently being drafted will look at new approaches to machinery hazards and risk assessment that will need to be considered by companies operating programmable electronic control systems.'.
Paul Davies, Safety Business Development Manager at Omron said 'the content of the safety seminars will be far ranging covering developments in new safety regulations and where possible, offer a tailored agenda reflecting real life safety applications for those attending the seminars'.
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