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It is possible to get diffusers/filters which might help? See link for example (this is the first one google came up for me): https://www.makegreatlight.com/products/led-light-covers#:~:text=Helps%20Dim%20and%20Soften%20Harsh%20LED%20Light.&text=Did%20your%20workplace%20install%20LED,light%20pan...

You can buy a copy on Amazon by the looks of it? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sound-Solution ... 0717607917

Out of interest, how many people are working in the area? You can also get personal wearable alerts that vibrate/notify wearers when the 80DbA is exceeded but appreciate you have limited budget so would depend how many workers you have as to whether it would be a viable option. See the options below...

I've seen these before: https://www.thesigndepot.co.uk/The-Sign ... se%20activ which seem pretty good in theory but never used them personally..

I'd suggest yes when walking across the park - if they are in/around areas with traffic then the hivis helps pedestrians be seen by drivers and helps them stand out. They may not be essential in your own warehouse with zero traffic but they are lightweight and cheap and can help with visibility so u...

There are more big changes coming into play over the next few years which will see a ban on disposable vapes and perhaps more importantly, it will become illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone born on or after 1 January 2009 which means that children turning 15 this year or younger can never leg...

Think I'm too late to the party but some good advice from others and the links hopefully helped. Fingers crossed all went well yesterday - another useful link is at https://www.hse.gov.uk/workplacetranspo ... t/risk.htm and also at https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/hsg144.pdf

Would moving the noticeboard to a more practical location not be an option?

PaulDonaldson wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2024 4:03 pm As far as I remember I joined in about 2006/7

Call me psychic if you like but I'd guess you joined at around Sun Oct 22, 2006 at 10:11 pm

Blimey I'm starting to feel like a newbie here with just the 13 years under my belt lol

Congratulations and thank you - without doubt the best and most knowledgeable and friendly bunch of safety professionals on any H&S forum I've come across. Thank you too Alexis - you should both be very proud of what has been created - crazy to think it is 20 years old.

Does the self-tipper have manufacturer branding/marking on it? If so I'd maybe try to contact them for advice