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Highlight Hazards with Safety Barriers and NightView™ Webbing

Safety barriers with reflective NightView™ webbing can help highlight potential hazards when visibility is low. As the sun sets, and darkness engulfs the workplace, you can find well-lit areas become transformed into potentially hazardous areas. These areas can quickly become problematic. The risk of injury to drivers, staff, and visitors increases drastically at night, or […]

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Manage Airport Hazards and Risks To Keep Passengers Safe

Manage Airport Hazards and Risks with Tensator® Products Minimising the number of airport hazards and risks for passengers and staff is vital in airports. Identifying the types of hazards in a location is crucial to maintaining airport safety and security. But what is a hazard? Hazards in a workplace or a domestic location can range […]

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Tensator is now ISO 9001 certified

Leading the customer journey since 1881 through innovative queue management solutions, Tensator has been awarded with ISO accreditation 9001 in quality management systems (QMS), Tensator’s third accreditation to date. For any organisation to be successful it must ensure it operates efficiently and delivers quality products or services to its customers. At Tensator we are committed […]

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7 COVID-19 QUEUE SOLUTIONS THAT WILL KEEP YOUR CUSTOMERS SAFE

COVID-19 has wreaked havoc with your customers’ confidence. A PWC UK survey conducted in November 2020 showed that consumer confidence had fallen to -10 on their index – a huge fall of 13 points, compared to December 2019’s +3 index score. In this post, we’re going to run through 7 top COVID-19 queue solutions/social distancing […]

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How to use custom printed safety barriers and branded queue management systems

One of the questions we’re often asked about safety solutions and queue management products is “can we customise them?” The answer is yes, you can! Well-designed, high-quality equipment is worth the investment, but the right products can do more for you than you think. Customising the look of barriers or banners not only gives you […]

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How to avoid the most common workplace safety issues

In 2017, the cost of accidents at work in the UK was a hefty £5.2 billion. Compare that figure to the costs resulting from employee ill-health (£9.7 billion) and you can see the size of the problem. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) measures the impact these workplace accidents have on companies such as yours […]

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Why is effective queue management important

Why is effective queue management important?

No one likes waiting in line. A poorly managed queue could lose you business, make the visitor journey less efficient or create a health hazard. However, effective queue management has become quite a science, with increasingly high-tech methods of taking care of people, space and revenue simultaneously. From stores to airports, find out why queue […]

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Increase ROI of safety in the workplace

Would you spend £1 now to save £2 in the future? The choice may seem simple, but when £1 becomes £1m, and return on investment may not occur for a few years, it can be difficult to justify expenditure. This situation is common for many health and safety professionals when trying to assure stakeholders that […]

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How Tensator can help improve workplace accessibility

Figures from the charity Scope show that there are currently 3.4 million disabled workers in the UK. Companies have a legal obligation to make ‘reasonable adjustments’ for employees who have a disability to improve workplace accessibility and can be done by implementing health and safety systems. Creating disability inclusion in the workplace should be a […]

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Introducing Tensator’s Impact Protection Range

As the inventor of Tensabarrier®, the safest barrier on the market, Tensator understands the importance of providing health and safety systems to ensure safe working environments. We’re constantly looking to harness our knowledge and industry experience to supply products designed to help companies overcome health and safety issues. We’ve partnered with MPM Plastic Profiles to […]

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How to identify the most common workplace hazards

Tensator works alongside professionals to help them identify common workplace hazards in their businesses and put in place health and safety systems to minimise risks. Workplace hazards come in all shapes and sizes. Some pose more danger to employees than others. A good way to prevent workplace injuries is to understand the most common workplace […]

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The true cost of workplace injuries to the economy

In the UK, it’s estimated that annually the cost of workplace injuries to the economy is nearly £15bn per year (2015/16). Research has also suggested that workplace injuries and illnesses in U.S. amount to a staggering $250 billion annually (2013). The proper use of specific health and safety systems can dramatically reduce a company’s expenditure […]

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Health and Safety in 2017

Think you know the true extent of health and safety in 2017 in the UK? Do you ever wonder about how much workplace injuries truly cost the economy? Tensator, experts in providing bespoke health and safety systems for organisations, have put together an infographic to highlight some interesting statistics surrounding the subject of health and […]

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How Tensator work with clients for UK Health and Safety compliance

At Tensator, we understand how important it is that your employees are safe and you are compliant with health and safety at work regulations. Our range of health and safety systems are designed with these regulations in mind and provide solutions to overcome safety concerns. We appreciate that no two company’s health and safety requirements […]

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5 best practices to prevent workplace injuries

Making sure your employees are safe through carefully thought out workplace health and safety systems is of paramount importance to all those involved in safety. If your job is to prevent workplace injuries, it’s likely you’re aware of the true cost of accidents and work-related illness to your business. On a national scale, the results […]

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Working Towards Greater Inclusivity

How to provide safety and accessibility to everyone By Joanne Turner  The battle for disability rights in the workplace has been a long and tumultuous journey and though there has been much improvement, the battle is not yet won. Events like the London and Rio Paralympic Games may have sowed the seeds for a change […]

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