Arco Supporting Industry throughout COVID-19

 

Arco, the UK’s leading safety company has made a significant contribution to support the UK supply chain for critical equipment across industry. With a deep understanding of workplace safety and expertise in product sourcing, Arco is helping the manufacturing industry to navigate the COVID-19 crisis in a number of different ways. 

 

 

Whether opening after lockdown or managing ongoing operations, businesses need to identify the new risks this virus presents in their workplace and mitigate them.

 

To help businesses Arco has published a series of freely available expert advice sheets starting with risk management and covering the necessary safety measures; social distancing, hand washing, sanitising cleaning, disinfecting and PPE. The practical advice also features a downloadable sample risk assessment, step by step guides, infographics and checklists.

In order to meet the Government guidelines, many businesses will be purchasing products for the first time. Face masks may be recommended in situations where social distancing is not possible so choosing the right mask is critical. Arco recommends Type II medical face masks. Type II masks are an effective means of preventing the spread of the virus and will offer some protection to the wearer. Type IIR face masks, however, should be reserved for use by the NHS and frontline responders.

 

 

Arco is concerned about the large quantity of non-compliant products that are entering the UK market which do not meet UK safety standards, some of which also have fake test certification. With its own independently accredited product assurance lab, Arco is uniquely positioned to advise on non-compliant products that are finding their way into the marketplace. Arco has also been using its deep technical knowledge on product quality and conformity to assist the OPSS and Trading Standards in their effort to keep non-compliant products out of the supply chain.

For advice see www.arco.co.uk/coronavirus_advice