Bariatric Incontinence Products now available in the UK

Bmsupplies.co.uk is pleased to announce the introduction of the largest adult brief in the industry, the new Prevail Bariatric Adult Brief!


Already popular in the US, the new Prevail Bariatric Adult All-in-One for will comfortably stretch and fits bariatric-sized and obese wearers up to 94 inches.

• Wide, Soft, Stretch Side Panels - For a more secure comfortable fit
• Quick-Wick™ - Improves performance and wearer comfort with faster absorbency and leakage problems
• Cloth-Like Outer Fabric - A soft breathable outer fabric that is more comfortable for the wearer and reduces the risk of skin irritation from the traditional plastic backed incontinence product.
• Dual Refastening Strips - Provide a strong closure that will stay in place even under stress.
• Soft Breathable Zones - Ventilated areas allow air to freely migrate to the wearer, helping maintain skin wellness and comfort by reducing heat build-up.
• Odor Guard Material - Helps prevent odors before they start for added discreetness.
  
  
  
  
  
  
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• Packaging: Discreet case of 4 bags of 10 briefs (40 total)
• Prevail Bariatric Briefs are sold by the bag or by the case.
• Available Sizes: One Size fits up to 94"

Bmsupplies offer to deliver all of your incontinence products in a black shrink wrap ensuring a discreet delivery service.
Bmsupplies.co.uk offers a massive range of incontinence products that cater for all situations of incontinence care including:

• Shaped Pads
• Disposable Briefs
• Disposable bed pads,
• Waterproof Washable Bed protection,
• Incontinence Care and Wipes

To buy this product online or for more information click here

In addition to incontinence products, Bmsupplies.co.uk also offer a range of heavy duty bariatric mobility products.

Loler Test & Inspection Guide Lines

If you’re thinking about having a mobile hoist, or any form of patient lifting equipment it may be worth learning about Loler testing or inspections as its important to ensure your lifting equipment meets certain criteria.
Don’t worry its only to make sure that the equipment is safe for the user and of course safe for the individual being moved and testing is only carried out twice a year. B&M Supplies can take care of this for you call us on 01704 553 773

Below is an extract from http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg290.pdf you can read the full legal documents here and the site is a good source when needed know the ins and out of loler Testing
What is LOLER?
In the main, LOLER replaced existing legal requirements relating to the use of lifting equipment, for example the Construction (Lifting Operations) Regulations 1961, the Docks Regulations 1988 and the Lifting Plant and Equipment (Records of Test and Examination etc) Regulations 1992. Many aspects of LOLER should therefore be familiar to you.

The Regulations aim to reduce risks to people’s health and safety from lifting equipment provided for use at work. In addition to the requirements of LOLER, lifting equipment is also subject to the requirements of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER), see Further information.

What equipment is covered by the Regulations? Lifting equipment includes any equipment used at work for lifting or lowering loads, including attachments used for anchoring, fixing or supporting it. The Regulations cover a wide range of equipment including, cranes, fork-lift trucks, lifts, hoists, mobile elevating work platforms, and vehicle inspection platform hoists.

the definition also includes lifting accessories such as chains, slings, eyebolts etc. LOLER does not apply to escalators, these are covered by more specific legislation, ie the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992.

The type patient lifting equiptment this applys to is:

• Patient Hoist


• Bath Hosits & Lifters


• Patient Slings


• Stand Aids


• Celing and Tracking Hoists


• All equiptment attached to devices

Do the Regulations apply to me?
If you are an employer or self-employed person providing lifting equipment for use at work, or you have control of the use of lifting equipment, then the Regulations will apply to you. They do not apply if you provide equipment to be used primarily by members of the public, for example lifts in a shopping centre. However, such circumstances are covered by the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HSW Act).

While your employees do not have duties under LOLER, they do have general duties under the HSW Act and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (MHSWR), for example to take reasonable care of themselves and others who may be affected by their actions and to co-operate with others.

The Regulations cover places where the HSW Act applies - these include factories, offshore installations, agricultural premises, offices, shops, hospitals, hotels, places of entertainment etc.

What do the Regulations require me to do?
You need to ensure that in using any lifting equipment the requirements of LOLER are met.

For example, you should ensure that all lifting equipment is:

• sufficiently strong, stable and suitable for the proposed use. Similarly, the load and anything attached (eg timber pallets, lifting points) must be suitable;

• positioned or installed to prevent the risk of injury, eg from the equipment or the load falling or striking people;

• visibly marked with any appropriate information to be taken into account for its safe use, eg safe working loads. Accessories, eg slings, clamps etc, should be similarly marked.

Additionally, you must ensure that:

• lifting operations are planned, supervised and carried out in a safe manner by people who are competent;
• where equipment is used for lifting people it is marked accordingly, and it should be safe for such a purpose, eg all necessary precautions have been taken to eliminate or reduce any risk;
• where appropriate, before lifting equipment (including accessories) is used for the first time, it is thoroughly examined. Lifting equipment may need to be thoroughly examined in use at periods specified in the Regulations (ie at least six-monthly for accessories and equipment used for lifting people and, at a minimum, annually for all other equipment) or at intervals laid down in an examination scheme drawn up by a competent person. All examination work should be performed by a competent person; and following a thorough examination or inspection of any lifting equipment, a report is submitted by the competent person to the employer to take the appropriate action.

Southport Flowershow 2010 featuring B&M Supplies

67a Compton, Southport, Merseyside PR8 4EG - 01704 553 773

www.bmsupplies.co.uk

Good News!!!

The team over at the Southport Flowershow have their website ready for this year’s event, there’s still news to come regarding what will be happening at the show but you can expect plenty of music from Brass and Steel bands, birds of prey, excellent food and drink and the usual fun & frolics of the many characters at the show its self.

The show its self is a great day out that will suit the whole family, from the youngest to the oldest and people visit from all over the country for one of the best loved events in Southport.
We’ll be back again this year at our usual spot with a few surprises this time, usually we take a few of the mobility scooters we have in-store out and about and give the general public a view of our range and a chance to see how easy they are to use, however this time we will have a few additions that will hopefully “wow” the crowds.

The best part about being involved in a show like this is that we get to see a lot of people using the scooters we’ve sold to them in the past and we get to see some friends we’ve made along the way.

So if you’re thinking of attending this year, why not pop over and say hello