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Lightning protection for Parley Anaerobic Digestion Plant
Omega Red Group was contracted by AardvarkEM on behalf of Eco Sustainable Solutions to provide lightning protection at its new anaerobic digestion facility. This project was Omega Red’s second successful contract with ECO Sustainable Solutions.
BS 7883:2019 Fall protection systems – Why the changes are delivering genuinely safer sites
The 2019 revision of BS 7883 hasn’t just updated best practice for fall protection systems – it has fundamentally changed how safety is evidenced on site. At the centre of the change is one critical concept: if you can’t see it, you must be able to prove it.
Safety inductions: a tick box exercise or a powerful tool that sets the safety tone?
When we think about workplace safety, we often picture equipment or procedures. But in high-risk industries, particularly environments involving work at height, the most important safety conversations happen before work starts.
Exposing lightning safety myths: ‘If it’s not raining, there’s no lightning risk.’
It’s a common assumption: no rain, no storm, no problem. But when it comes to lightning, that couldn’t be further from the truth.
Why lightning risk is higher than you think (and what to do about it!)
Lightning is often seen as a low-probability event – something that happens ‘elsewhere’ or too infrequently to justify action. But strikes
Height safety system for Cutty Sark
Omega Red Group (Omega) were contracted by Ethos Group on behalf of its client, Royal Museums Greenwich, to provide a height safety system on the listed historic vessel, Cutty Sark.
Why near misses are the gold standard of learning in safety
If there’s one thing the safety profession consistently agrees on, it’s this: near misses are the golden nuggets we can’t afford to ignore. They’re the moments where something almost went wrong but didn’t – and that makes them one of the most powerful learning tools we have.
Creating a culture where nobody falls
Every fall from height statistically represents a person, a family and a workplace that are all changed forever.
But despite decades of progress in safety, falls from height are still the leading cause of workplace fatalities in the UK.
Safety spotlight: Small roof changes can introduce significant safety risk
Roof environments naturally evolve over a building’s lifespan. Equipment is upgraded, layouts shift and access patterns change – often gradually and without a formal reassessment of the original safety design. While these adjustments may appear minor in isolation, they can unintentionally alter risk profiles.