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Preparing offices & keeping office staff safe, following COVID-19 guidance
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Preparing offices & keeping office staff safe, following COVID-19 guidance

Guidance from the government states:  “Public areas where a symptomatic individual has passed through and spent minimal time, such as corridors, but which are not visibly contaminate...

Preparing your machines and vehicles to comply with COVID-19 guidance
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Preparing your machines and vehicles to comply with COVID-19 guidance

“Machines should be regarded as just as likely to be contaminated as colleagues, and equally capable of transmitting the virus.” This statement was made but the Construction Plant-hire ...

NEW Blog Series: Helping UK Construction Back to Work Safely
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NEW Blog Series: Helping UK Construction Back to Work Safely

The Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) and International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) have published reulations for those working through the Covid-19 pandemic. The governme...

How to correctly store your strimmer
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How to correctly store your strimmer

Once the brushcutter season comes to an end, your machine will need to be safely stored away. To ensure you get off to a good start again after the winter, there are one or two points to be...

How to protect yourself with PPE when strimming
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How to protect yourself with PPE when strimming

Protecting your safety whilst operating a brushcutter is crucial. Brushcutters can appear simple to use, but complacency be incredibly dangerous. Following correct working methods and apply...

How to Hold and Mow with a Brushcutter for the Best Results
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How to Hold and Mow with a Brushcutter for the Best Results

Before you begin mowing, make sure you are holding your machine correctly to maximise comfort and avoid strains or other injuries. The shoulder strap must sit snugly so the machine is balan...

How to Start up A Petrol Strimmer
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How to Start up A Petrol Strimmer

Before starting a brushcutter, ensure that you have safely prepared the working area. Then take time to carefully read the instruction manual supplied with your m...

How to Protect Stationary Plant & Machinery
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How to Protect Stationary Plant & Machinery

As the lockdown continues, construction sites across the UK remain closed with plant and machinery sat stationary and locked up. Whilst machinery is not being used, the fuel sitting in the ...