Suprotek protective shells.

With the Suprotek protective cover from Rebarr International there is now a good way to help protect you against accidents involving rebars. The protective cover give the best possible protection against injuries and accidents at the construction site. The use of the Suprotek protective cover optimize safety for workers and significantly reduce the chance of injury at the construction site. This is not just an advantage for your staff, but also for you as an employer. You meet legal safety requirements and avoid unnecessary costs due to accidents and accident related illness.

The Suprotek protective cover provides not only an increase in security but also efficiency. After all, the cover also makes them more capable to recognize there rebar, even on a poorly lit workplace. A crane operator working at heigh places, for example, will recognize the location of a rebar better and therefor faster. The Suprotek protective cover is, provided undamaged, deployable for several projects. Damage to the protective cover can very easily be prevented by scrupulously following the instructions.

Is a truly secure contruction site possible?

YES, but then we shouldn't be at work.

Let us stay realistic 100% safe is a utopia. Yet we can come a long way in the right direction, with the right tools, approved material and a clean and tidy (as possible) surrounding on and around a construction site. With the use of covers on rebars we have made a step toward a safer surrounding to work in.

Unfortunately, we have seen on a regular base the use of a wooden block or a rubber cap and sometimes even shrinkfoil or a ribbon placed on the rebars. Something where de Dutch TNO has long been shown that, in the case of tripping or falling, that kind of cover offers you no protection.

The adequate covering of rebars can mean the difference between a patch or plaster and in some cases even worse. In most parts of the world the use of certified and adequate covering is mandatory. How long do we have to wait before Europe follows.

At certified safety accessories we can put a price tag, there is no way we can do that on a healthy human life.

Veiligheid op de bouw

Zou vanzelfsprekend moeten zijn

Wettelijk ligt de verantwoordelijkheid voor de veiligheid op de bouw bij de opdrachtgever. Het doorschuiven van de verantwoordelijkheid naar de aannemer(s) is echter gebruikelijk. De veelal beperkte tijd waarin een bouwwerk moet worden gerealiseerd en het voortdurende streven naar kostenbesparingen zijn reële bedreigingen voor de veiligheid op het bouwterrein. Veiligheid is geen vanzelfsprekendheid. Opnieuw ligt hier een schone taak voor de opzichter: zijn optreden tegen onveilige situaties zal ongevallen voorkomen en daarmee uw imago als verantwoordelijke principaal beschermen!

Report - Occupational safety and health and economic performance in small and medium-sized enterprises: a review

The present review examines the link between Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) and economic performance, especially as it relates to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). It is essential to stress from the outset that while there is no clear definition of economic performance, there are indicators that can examine the concept and its importance to businesses. OSH is not usually viewed as a contributory factor to the economic viability of an organisation. Compliance with government guidelines, regulations and laws is generally the primary focus of OSH policies. Perceptions of the connection between effective OSH and the resulting financial benefits could, and should be improved. The strong economic advantages of good occupational health practice need to be highlighted continuously to organisations because the failure to acknowledge the importance of this link will limit the effectiveness of interventions aimed at preventing disease and injury (Lahiri, Levenstein, Nelson and Rosenberg, 2005; Toffel and Birkner, 2002). Additionally, while the cost of ensuring safety is important, “unsafety” is also costly (Rimington, 1993). For example, a reduction of accidents, damage and improvements to poor health can lead to a reduction in costs and a greater availability of people and plant. This, in turn, can improve efficiency and thereby heighten the effectiveness of businesses (Smallman and John, 2001).

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Accidents can kill and maim. They affect all sectors of the economy, but the problem is particularly acute in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). OSHA