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Semmco - UK engineering company beating the downturn
14th July 2009
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UK engineering company, Semmco, wins contract to supply the new HEAD 15 Cell Snatch Rescue Equipment (CSRE) to the UK and Irish Prison services.
Semmco, has beaten off competitors to supply their latest product, HEAD 15 to the UK and Irish Prison services.
Manufactured entirely in the UK, the Semmco unique HEAD 15 chemical oxygen set is an easy to don, one-size-fits-all model. The working set, known within the Prison Service as CSRE, gives prison staff 15 minutes of respiratory protection when dealing with cell fire incidents.
The lightweight, hooded oxygen set replaces the short duration breathing apparatus (SDBA) which has been used across the prison services for the past 15 years. The training requirements for the CSRE are less complex than those of the SDBA, making the product easier to use. Added to this the HEAD 15 working set can be stored for up to six years without maintenance, making it a cost-effective option in the long term.
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Scaling New Heights - article on aircraft access solutions
5th November 2008
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Each year, the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) receives about 40 reported incidents of air transport industry staff injuring themselves after falling from height.
Many of these accidents occur airside during aircraft maintenance, accessing or egressing the aircraft and working on or from service equipment - with falls from height and workplace transport incidents causing the majority of air-transport related accidents reported by the HSE.
Read more of the article for H&S International written by Colin Wehrle of Virgin Atlantic Airways.
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Press Launch for bmi Tail Dock at Heathrow
25th September 2008
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Semmco recently unleashed its new tail docking system (pictured), which has already saved award-wining UK airline bmi the cost of a plane over 12 months of use, and improved safety for engineers working at height.
At a lavish ceremony held at the Jurys Inn Hotel, Heathrow Airport – and later inside bmi’s Heathrow hangar – Semmco Managing Director Stuart McOnie unveiled the impressive-looking structure to luminaries from the Press and airline industry.
The system, that literally encases the aircraft tail, consists of access steps and a platform, enabling engineers to work at four different height levels, from 8 to 30ft. Built on a steel base, the aluminium construction of the frame and platform makes the tail dock light enough to be easily manoeuvred to suit varied maintenance requirements.
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SHP IOSH Awards 2008
10th September 2008
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Semmco have been short listed as a finalist for the SHP IOSH Awards 2008. Awards evening at Hilton Hotel, Park Lane on Wednesday 8 October 2008.Finalist for Innovation of the Year - Variable Height Access Steps.
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HSE
22 August 2008
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HSE used Semmco access steps as an example of improved safety on maintenance of Virgin Planes. "The steps have now been in use for 2 years. They are very well liked by the engineers and are finding other uses such as working under the main wings and accessing the engine spar area."
"These steps resolved the issue of the cargo hold access however we still had to solve the problem of working under and around the engine. This time we showed the supplier the problem and they came up with a design and manufactured a set of trial steps. We put the steps on trail and this included obtaining written feedback from the engineers."