2007-06-01 - To avoid accidents caused by site workers using unauthorised Stanley-type knives ABB is issuing special stripping tools to employees and partners
ABB has donated a number of cable stripping tools to one of its installation partners having banned the use of Stanley-type knives for multicore cable stripping on all its construction sites. The ban is to avoid accidents among workers using Stanley-type knives to strip cable.
With its strong focus on health & safety on all projects ABB is giving the stripping tools to Grosvenor Power Services its installation partner on National Grid’s Substation Alliance in the UK central region.
A multicore stripping tool has been selected that will work very well on around 80 per cent of all site cables. Twenty of these tools are being provided initially for use on the Stalybridge contract, a contract to replace a major substation serving Manchester.
ABB has a number of active health and safety initiatives in place including its own ‘Stop hurting people’ and its participation in National Grid’s ‘Road to Zero’ campaign.
Jon Ackerley, ABB’s Project Manager says, “ABB has an excellent safety record and increasingly this fact helps us win business. We work with a wide range of customer and supplier partners from National Grid to Grosvenor Power Services to maintain the highest possible standards, balancing safety with site performance.”
ABB employs around 3,000 people in the UK and the main locations of its Power Systems business are Stone, Staffs and Rugby, Warwickshire.
ABB Background
ABB (www.abb.com) is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve their performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 107,000 people.