Services : Technical writing and articles
Articulating.
We have an established reputation for supplying world-class editorial material on a wide range of technical safety, medical, rescue and legislative issues for publication in trade journals, magazines and the general media. Issues containing our material are known to increase circulation and generate significant reprint requests, and our ability to explain complex topics in an easily-understood form has been used by the leading Health and Safety publications to introduce new regulations and research to their readers. In addition our knowledge of digital production and prepress allows us to work with editors to supply fully soft-proofed material, with compatible profiling and output intents to ensure the easiest assembly for print and/or digital editions.
We have an extremely rapid turnaround and can often supply completed copy within 24 hours, plus we keep a selection of articles on file for instant purchase - perfect for filling space when up against tight press deadlines! As well as the text copy, our full range of digital artwork and graphics can be incorporated, with stock photography, computer renders, diagrams and schematics supporting the article or for use on covers. Copy can be received and supplied in a wide range of formats, including Word, Quark Xpress [QXP/tag], RTF, HTML, plain text and Adobe PDF [PDF/A, PDF/X and 3D]. Graphics can be supplied in all industry-standard 2D and 3D vector and raster forms subject to origin.
If you're interested in an article for your publication or wish to order sponsored material, please contact us for more information and details on pricing.
Subjects and topics
Our primary subject areas cover the full spectrum of height safety, rescue and workplace legislation:-
- Work at height basics (portable ladders, low-level risks, fragile surfaces, etc.)
- Construction work at height (rooftops, scaffolding, powered access, edge protection, etc.)
- Electrical and RF work at height (tower climbing, radio frequency hazards, etc.)
- Work at height within confined spaces (tunnels, shafts, mining, silos and tanks, groundworks and excavations)
- Rescue in practice (technical and mechanical processes of rescue from height and confined spaces)
- Rescue medicine (suspension trauma, casualty care and workplace first aid)
- Legislation and standards (explanations and assessments of new and existing laws, regulations and codes of practice)
- Research and development (new product reviews, results of research into safety topics and performance, etc.)
- Risk management (assessments, risk control and analysis strategies, consequential loss theory, etc.)
- Health and safety psychology (employee behaviour, effectiveness of management and training, etc.)
- Engineering technology (materials science, corrosion, testing and modelling, etc.)
- Adventure pursuits (outdoor education providers, sports instructors, etc.)
Direct copy
Articles and support materials supplied as direct copy are attributed to UVSAR or the named author and are supplied direct to the publication editor for a fee based on anticipated circulation and copy content. Direct copy materials represent the expert personal opinion of the author and are entirely independent of any commercial or brand influence, so can cover topics which are a little more controversial without expressing any bias.
White-label copy
Subject to limitations of accuracy and impartiality we can supply material for press under sponsorship of a third party, such as a manufacturer, public agency or service provider. Attribution of the article will be to the sponsor and not to ourselves. While we will produce copy based on a specificed subject or theme and are able to discuss or review commercial brands we will not provide material which contains significant bias, inaccurate or obfuscated claims or representations. Requests for white-label copy are considered on an individual basis and may be declined where these issues are a concern.
Copyright retention
UVSAR, the named author(s) and producer(s) of support assets retain copyright on all material we supply, both direct and white-label. In the standard terms of supply we reserve rights of resale and alteration, and grant the recipient a royalty-free non-exclusive non-transferrable right to print the material as-is for a period of up to five years or 250,000 imprints. Extended licenses for locked exclusivity, editability or lifetime/volume increases are available on negotiation.
