Presenting

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Presenting
THE NEW AND INNOVATIVE UVProtectA Working
with Social Enterprise, creating work , jobs,
improving lives
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Construction workers at risk of skin
cancer
2 September 2014

• Construction union UCATT are warning that
  construction workers are at particular risk of
  developing skin cancer.
• The warning comes after new figures published by
  Public Health England have revealed that the
  number of hospital admissions for skin cancer
  have increased by 41 in just five years.
• The figures show that in 2007, 87,665 people
  were
• admitted to hospital suffering from skin
  cancer and by 2011 that figure had risen to
  123,808. The report found a particular large
  increase of men in their 60s suffering from skin
  cancer.

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UCATT advice to workers and employers

• Construction workers are at risk due to their
  regular exposure to the sun while at work.
• UCATT advice is that workers should take
  measures to protect themselves against sun damage
  even if the sun does not appear to be strong.
• Construction workers are exposed to the sun on
  a daily basis. It is vital that workers and
  employers put in place simple measures to ensure
  that they do not suffer skin damage which could
  cause skin cancer later in life.

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UVProtectA the workforce !

• What is it?
• The UVProtectA is a unique complimentary
• hard hat accessory - essentially a neck shield
  with a built in sweatband.
• Easy to wash and wear everyday, protecting
  the wearer from the harmful effects of the sun.

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UVProtectA the workforce !

• UV is considered to be one of the top health
  risks on site
• Of all the risks, the one that everyone
• working outside is exposed to every day, it is
  unavoidable
• The risk of short term heat stroke, longer
• term skin cancer

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UVProtectA the workforce!

• This item of head gear will address the issue of
  
• exposure to the sun and provide some much
• needed protection on site.
• It can be worn in harmony with a hard hat
• The aerated material provides an all important
  sun
• shade covering to the neck, ears and shoulder
• areas. Aerated to ventilate and cool.

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UVProtectA the workforce!

• Worn directly onto the head, under the hat rim
• This extends the benefits to the wearer to
  include a sweatband
• Soaking up sweat beads that have a tendency to
  drip onto the face and into eye protection
  causing
• problems with visibility and vision whilst
  working in hot conditions
• A significant risk factor in itself

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Comments from wearers

• great!, Best thing ever!, I want 3!,
  keeps me
• cool and clean
• Orange or yellow colour - ways
• The neck shield can be fixed with velcro to
  off- set
• any additional machine/pull risk factor

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An extract from the HSE Construction Hard Hat
specification
BS EN 3971995 states
Whilst not mandatory, the
provision of a sweatband is
recommended, in order to improve
wearer comfort Additionally a
neck protector

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Its a Work Winning Strategy!
Made in the Midlands by a Social Enterprise
Who employ and provide training for vulnerable
adults.
Contractors who
purchase this product can use this as evidence
for KPIs with regard to Social Value
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Be extra safe on site its no longer an option to s
end workers outside without the protection they n
eed
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Be extra safe on site take full
responsibility for their health and well being
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2 Colour ways
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Construction Enquirer July 2014 One-in-six sites f
ail HSE health checks

• One in six sites failed a recent inspection
  blitz by the HSE focusing on health risks.
• HSEs Chief Inspector, Heather Bryant, said
  We recognise the
• construction sectors progress in reducing the
  number of people killed and injured by its
  activities.
• But it is clear from these figures that there
  is an unacceptable toll of ill-health and fatal
  disease in the industry.
• So, to encourage the industry to treat health
  issues in the same way as safety, HSEs
  inspectors will consolidate the efforts of this
  initiative throughout the rest of the year by
  looking at the prevention and control of health
  risks in construction, alongside their continued
  assessment of the management of safety risk
  issues.

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• They'll
• Theyll be back...next time be prepared
• Issue the UVProtectA and make significant
• improvements to your occupational site safety
• profile.
• ''Working with Social Enterprise to improve the
  health and well being of our workforce''
• Take one step to tick those KPI boxes and win
  more work!!

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Here is the standard Health and Safety diagram
representing the Hierarchy of Hazard Control to
which there is a 'top down' approach
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So here's the thing............

• Placing the sun at the top, as the risk element
• and straight away we have a big problem
• we can't eliminate it / substitute it / control
  it / work around it
• the 'last resort' measure is to wear PPE

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Wherever your workforce are in the world
don't ignore the warning signs

• worst case scenario you do nothing
• do the right thing and protect them
• its time to wear your ProtectA
• do you have a choice ?

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Be a trail blazer !

• Fo details on how to make an order
• please contact uvprotecta_at_gmail.com
• Wed appreciate your business !