2018, May

For visually impaired people, the colours used in a building can make a big difference in terms of accessibility.

To comply with the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) of 2005, buildings need to be made accessible to people with disabilities. These include providing for access for wheelchair users and disabled toilets.

Many visually impaired people have some sight and typically can distinguish colours. Research at Reading University found that over 80% of visually impaired people can ma...

Manual labourers that are physically active all day could have an increased risk of dying early.

Researchers at the UV University Medical Centre in Amsterdam have found that whilst exercise is good for people, occupations that involve a lot of manual labour could increase early mortality in men by as much as 18%. The findings were published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine and based on 17 studies from between 1960 and 2010 that involved around 200,000 people.

The researchers fou...

All buildings used for commercial purposes must have fire safety signs. Many employees take these signs for granted and rarely stop to consider what safety signs are for. They can save lives.

The first reason for fire safety signs is to prevent fires starting in the first place. They warn of fire hazards and inflammable materials that need careful handling.

If a fire breaks out, workers and any member of the public on the premises need to vacate the building quickly. Signs direct people ...

Most businesses believe that digitisation is the way to improve the efficiency of picking, packing and dispatching processes. There are many vendors offering to provide a complete digital solution. It is difficult for warehouse owners to know which system is best, so try starting small.

Before deciding, a business needs to ask what problems the technology needs to solve then find a solution for this. If a standard product is not available, go for a bespoke solution.

Ask a developer to cr...