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health & safety 26 Belfast City Airport (BCA) is the second major airport in the UK to install DeafAlerter(r), the market leading radio-based fire alarm warning and messaging system for Deaf and hard of hearing passengers and staff. The aim of the introduction of Deaf Alerter is not only to improve BCA facilities in compliance with the Disability Discrimination Act (enforced October 2004) by providing equal access, but to enhance the travel experience BCA Deaf or hard of hearing passengers receive. A hearing person in the airport relies on the audible alarms for fire alarm or emergency warnings, however Deaf and hard of hearing people are excluded from these vital messages as it is a facility not accessible to them. The Deaf Alerter system overcomes this barrier by means of a small hand-held device, known as an Alerter. Passengers can borrow an Alerter free of charge from the information desk, at which point an instruction card will be provided; those passengers who own their own Alerter will need to register it with the information desk. The Deaf Alerter system comprises a VHF radio transmitter and aerial, which is permanently connected to the airport’s existing fire alarm system. This responds instantly to an alarm and each Alerter in use receives a simultaneous signal, vibrating and flashing to attract the Alerter wearer’s attention. This will continue until the Alerter user is safely out of the building. Although life safety is the key purpose and priority of Deaf Alerter it has another great unique feature called Message Manager(tm), which provides access to audible public address announcements. Deaf Alerter’s Message Manager has an automated link with the flight information system; when a message is broadcast audibly the same message is sent via the Alerter, for example ‘Go to Gate’ or ‘Flight Boarding’. Belfast City Airport prepares for DDA takeoff with Deaf Alerter Traditionally for most Deaf and hard of hearing people the departure lounge experience is not particularly pleasurable. It’s extremely difficult to hear announcements even when you have full hearing. With 15% of the UK population experiencing some form of hearing loss, ranging form mild hearing loss to profoundly deaf (9 million people) there is a huge number of potential passengers who will struggle to hear the messages, if at all. So the wait in the departure lounge for Deaf passengers is usually spent sitting next to an information screen, being too worried to move in case they miss their flight. This need not be the case. Deaf Alerter’s Managing Director Steve Haseldine explains: “Deaf Alerter makes for an altogether more pleasurable travelling experience, knowing a safety provision has been made if a fire was to occur and that it is virtually impossible to miss your flight as the Alerter will inform you on its screen. One of the main things people look forward to when flying is shopping in duty free; rest assured, Deaf Alerter will help you get around the duty free, something we should all be able to do without worrying. Many organi- sations are unaware of their obligation to provide fire safety to all people, which includes people with disabilities, BCA commitment to their passengers’ needs has been inspirational, I’m sure it won’t go unnoticed by the Deaf community and may even help attract more passengers as an installation of Deaf Alerter often does.” “Whilst assisting a Deaf passenger the other day, I experienced the barriers Deaf people face and just how confusing it can be,” said Liz Donnan, Customer Services Duty Manager at BCA. “Message Manager will be fantastic for our passengers. We are in the process of implanting it so it should be available very soon. We hope it will enable our Deaf and hard of hearing passengers to have freedom and independence throughout the terminal buildings as it has done at Birmingham International Airport, who installed the system last year.” Liz continued, “Deaf Alerter is just one of the many initiatives BCA has implemented but we are constantly reviewing ways in which to improve our facilities for all disabled people.” Reader Reply No.: 85027 www.practicalfm.co.uk
Hela Mouse wins FIRA Ergonomics Excellence Award The Perific Wireless Dual Mouse has been awarded FIRA’s Ergonomic Excellence Award for “excellent ergonomic features that improve the health and well being of visual display terminal (VDT) users”. Simply, it changes the way computer operators use their mouse, dramatically i m p r o v i n g ergonomics at their workstation and potentially eliminating the risk of upper limb disorders (ULD) and repetitive strain injury (RSI). Distributed exclusively in the UK by Hela Corporate Wellbeing, the Perific Mouse is actually two mice in one! It can be used like a regular mouse or it can be held, anyway you want, still retaining all the operations of a conventional mouse but enabling the users to vary their position whilst operating their computer. Levent Caglar, Senior Ergonomist, FIRA explained that “the Perific affords great freedom and flexibility at the usually static workstation. You can lean back in your seat holding the mouse and use the track ball to browse the internet or to continue operating your computer”. The Perific can also be worn on the hand, for rapid but strain-free switching between mouse and keyboard. To receive this award from FIRA (Furniture Industry Research Rising to the challenge set by the DDA Configure, the UK’s largest commercial disability access consultancy, has launched a short rise vertical platform lift for providing access over level changes up to one metre. Requiring minimal structural alter- www.practicalfm.co.uk Association), the Perific underwent extensive testing for the ergonomic requirements of British and European Standards and FIRA Specifications. The Ergonomics Excellence Award identifies and differentiates those products that excel in ergonomics from those that only meet the minimum requirement. Products have to excel in ergonomic features, be manufactured under quality systems and be ecologically friendly. “The standard to receive this award is extremely high” Levent explained “and very few products tested manage to pass the trials that identify whether a design has been created specifically with human’s in mind. The Perific was trialled for one week by 10 people from different environments and they were asked to record their experiences using the mouse. One person suffers with RSI and found that whilst using the Perific all the problems usually experienced disappeared completely. As soon as they reverted to a conventional mouse the RSI returned.” Levent went on to explain that “the Perific received the award not only for its ergonomic design but also because the trials clearly identified that it will probably play an important part in reducing the ill effects, aches and pains associated with RSI and ULD.” Reader Reply No.: 85071 ations, the short rise lift is easy to install and easy to use. It includes safety gates, non-slip flooring and a manual over-ride release in the event of battery failure. It can safely carry up to 300kg, and provides a fixed ramp for easy access. Configure assists businesses to meet their obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act. It offers a comprehensive range of cost effective and easy to implement services that include access audits, auxiliary aids, building adjustments and staff disability equality training. Reader Reply No.: 85047 health & safety NEW! Get ready for the future! Introducing Testo’s innovative new range of affordable measurement instruments for facilities management. Airflow Measurement Compact Vane Anemometer - testo 416 Easy to use anemometer with an attached 16 mm vane probe on a telescopic handle (maximum length 890 mm) Large Area Vane Anemometer - testo 417 Features a fixed omni-directional flow-temperature vane (Ø 100 mm) to measure flow, volume flow and temperature Compact Thermal Anemometer - testo 425 Attached thermal probe on a telescopic handle for measurements of volume-flow, air velocity and temperature (maximum length 820 mm) Temperature Measurement With optional wireless temperature probes and printing facility Fast Action Thermometer - testo 925 Single channel Type K thermocouple thermometer with a wide measuring range of -50 to +1,000 °C Differential Thermometer - testo 922 Offering a broad measuring range of -50 to +1,000 °C and a 2-line display for easy temperature comparisons Tel: 01420 566 815 Fax: 01420 566 813 Email: te0139@testo.co.uk Website: www.testo.co.uk RR: 85002 27
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