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Workwear - ParAid Medical paramedic suits
Products - 22 November 2012 - 0comments
Helicopter charity Wales Air Ambulance, an emergency treatment and transport provider, has...
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Injured builder in dramatic crane-winch rescue
News - 13 November 2012 - 6comments
An accident-response team had to deploy a crane at a Birmingham construction site to hoist an...
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Emergency services and first aid – Cut to the quick
Features - 31 October 2012 - 4comments
Understanding where first aid fits into the changing regulatory landscape is necessary to help...
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Emergency services and first aid – Eye of the storm
Features - 18 October 2012 - 0comments
We are experiencing a period of profound economic, environmental and social upheaval, the impact...
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Treatment support ratified for Twin Towers’ cancer victims
News - 11 September 2012 - 0comments
The US federal government has added 50 types of cancer to the list of ailments eligible for...
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Injured builder in dramatic crane-winch rescue
News - 13 November 2012 - 6comments
An accident-response team had to deploy a crane at a Birmingham construction site to hoist an...
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Treatment support ratified for Twin Towers’ cancer victims
News - 11 September 2012 - 0comments
The US federal government has added 50 types of cancer to the list of ailments eligible for...
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Emergency workers face growing risks in a changing world
News - 2 November 2011 - 0comments
Emergency-services workers should be better protected against occupational hazards, particularly...
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New York workers still suffering from the effects of 9/11
News - 1 September 2011 - 0comments
Thousands of people who provided assistance in the aftermath of the September 11 attack in New...
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Police bravery will not be punished under health and safety law
News - 7 July 2011 - 1comments
Police officers who undertake heroic acts in the course of their operational duties will not be...
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Scottish Ambulance Service fined £55,000 after pensioner’s death
In Court - 2 July 2012 - 0comments
An elderly woman suffered fatal injuries in a road traffic accident while she was being...
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Emergency services and first aid – Cut to the quick
Features - 31 October 2012 - 4comments
Understanding where first aid fits into the changing regulatory landscape is necessary to help...
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Emergency services and first aid – Eye of the storm
Features - 18 October 2012 - 0comments
We are experiencing a period of profound economic, environmental and social upheaval, the impact...
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Emergency services - Sweet clarity
Features - 3 August 2011 - 3comments
The plethora of position statements and explanatory notes issued recently in relation to...
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Emergency services - Police, Cameron, retraction
Features - 31 August 2010 - 5comments
David Cameron seems committed to releasing the Police from the ‘burden’ of health and safety...
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The dynamic duel
Features - 26 January 2009 - 0comments
Decisions made by emergency services personnel about whether or...
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Workwear - ParAid Medical paramedic suits
Products - 22 November 2012 - 0comments
Helicopter charity Wales Air Ambulance, an emergency treatment and transport provider, has...
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3M to the respiratory rescue in Cornwall
Products - 13 October 2011 - 0comments
When the disposable respirators used by Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service were no longer suitable to...
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Website – product-sourcing facility
Products - 10 August 2011 - 0comments
Draeger says its new Webshop provides easy access to a wide range of industrial safety solutions.
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Automatic external defibrillators - ZOLL AED Plus and ZOLL AED Pro
Products - 18 August 2010 - 0comments
ZOLL Medical Corporation, a manufacturer of medical devices and related software solutions, says...
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SHE 10 - Moving Edge - Hall 1, Stand J45
Products - 6 May 2010 - 0comments
Moving Edge has introduced a brand new disposable model to its range of innovative safety knives.
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