Jul 11th, 2024
3 mins
The British Frozen Food Federation Health & Safety Group met this week at the Arco RDC in Hull. This group is made up of 33 senior OSH professionals within membership, we meet 3 times per year to discuss industry hot topics.
Topics discussed this time were:
- The new government & OSH,
- the debate on -15°C,
- risk assessments for MHE/Lithium-ion,
- electrical safety (LOTO),
- coldstore guidance and
- managing contractors.
Our guest speakers were Keith Grimsley and Mike Clayton from Arco professional services on working at height.
To conclude the day, we had a fascinating tour of the Arco laboratory, as a responsible company Arco tests all PPE before putting into to the marketplace to ensure its meets current safety standards. The tour included looking at how the company tests hi-visibility clothing for luminescence and work clothing for durability, fire resistance, water resistance and sustainability. They also demonstrated cut resistance testing on gloves, ballistic testing on eyewear and impact testing and slip resistance on footwear.
We all gained some continuous professional development (CPD) and witnessed at first-hand what goes on behind the scenes to ensure PPE does its job when you actually need it! We would like to thank Arco for being the perfect hosts and allowing us to use their state of the art facilities in Hull. Thanks to all our members that dedicated their valuable time to be part of this group.
To find out more about the work carried out by the BFFF Health & Safety group please contact: simonbrentnall@bfff.co.uk
