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Modern Slavery Threat Intensifies: Human Rights Monitors Warn of Rising Exploitation Across the UK Construction Industry

Trolex, the leading manufacturer of health and safety technology products for workers operating in hazardous environments is delighted to announce the launch of the world’s first real time detector for silica particulates, the Air XS Silica Monitor. Silica is the biggest risk to construction workers after asbestos, from the inhalation of silica dust particulates in the workplace and an estimated 600,000 workers are exposed to silica each year in the UK.

Trolex, the leading manufacturer of health and safety technology products for workers operating in hazardous environments is delighted to have been awarded ‘Highly Commended’ by the British Safety Industry Federation for the Air XS Silica Monitor – the world’s first real-time respirable crystalline silica (RCS) monitor.

Construction projects operate in environments where risks are part of daily operations, which means safety planning must be treated as a core management responsibility rather than a checklist item completed after work begins.

Definitely, in the last few years, scaffolding services have become increasingly popular in the construction industry. When we talk about scaffolding, it is primarily a temporary structure that is assembled to support workers in the repair, maintenance and even construction of infrastructure.

GROHE, a leading global brand for full bathroom solutions and kitchen fittings, has implemented a next step in taking action to protect its employees across the European manufacturing sites.

PASMA training remains safe and widely available as limitations begin to ease across the UK. If lockdown cards have expired, or if new workers are utilising scaffold towers without one, now is the moment to enrol them in a training. Tower safety is more vital than ever as we seek for normality. Nobody wants their employee to end up as a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) statistic.

The COVID-19 epidemic has altered the way the construction industry does work, from project scheduling and closure to employing personnel and dealing with clients, since last year. The pandemic's aftermath will have an impact on numerous industrial developments in the future.

GMI Construction Group is demonstrating its dedication to innovation and safety in the construction industry by investing in this initiative.