THE BRITISH Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) has announced it's partnering with Health and Safety Matters magazine to host a free digital conference on PPE, which will also incorporate revealing the winners of the Safety and Health Excellence Awards.

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THE INSTITUTION of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has appointed Dr Peter Bonfield OBE FREng as the new Chair of its Board of Trustees.

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A CONVICTED waste crime offender has been ordered to pay £2,101,708 following a confiscation case brought by the Environment Agency at Worcester Crown Court which concluded on Tuesday 22 December 2020.

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ADMINISTERING FIRST aid should be a basic life skill, particularly as anyone could require help in any situation, whether they are at home, work, school or going about their daily lives.

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WHETHER CARRYING materials or tools, parcels or people, it’s important to know the weight limits for your vehicle.

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The Health and Safety Executive, in association with Health and Safety Matters, will be hosting a free to attend digital conference on 2-4 March 2021 entitled ‘Safe Net Zero 2021 – Hydrogen’.

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FOLLOWING Office of Rail and Road (ORR) investigation, Scotland’s Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has prosecuted Network Rail, who were fined £135,000 by Edinburgh Sheriff Court, for failing to maintain and improve the railway fencing near Musselburgh, East Lothian which left a 13-year-old boy with serious injuries.

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AN ENGINEERING company has been fined after a worker developed hypersensitive pneumonitis, a serious and irreversible respiratory illness, as a result of occupational exposure to welding fumes and metal working fluid over a 30-year period.

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WITH THE innovative NoisePen Dosemeter from Pulsar Instruments, you can capture, record, and calculate workers’ noise exposure easily over a longer period of time. Ideal for use within social distancing restrictions.

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SNICKERS WORKWEAR'S protective wear is ideal for men and women working in high-risk environments.

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A TITANIUM supplier has been fined after an employee sustained multiple fractures to his leg while operating a metal cutting band saw machine.

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A PLANT hire company has been fined £220,000 after an apprentice avoided a potentially fatal crush injury from a mobile crane.

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A CONSERVATORY and window fitting company has been sentenced after a worker, who was replacing a conservatory roof in adverse weather conditions at a property in Nantwich, slipped and fell sustaining broken ribs and bruising.

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SOCOTEC HAS further enhanced the content within its online UKATA Asbestos Awareness training course.

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LADDERTAG IS a robust and highly visible system, instantly showing the ladder is in date for it’s thorough examination, the ladder's inspection period and a guide to the pre-use and in-use visual inspections to be carried out by the operative.

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CHEMICAL COMPANY, Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (UK) Ltd (Reckitt Benckiser Ltd), was fined for safety breaches after a worker had his left arm crushed in a bottle filling machine.

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LIVERPOOL HOUSING association company Onward Homes Ltd has been fined after four employees developed a debilitating nerve condition over a period of several years.

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EPISODE 13 of the Health & Safety Matters (HSM) podcast is now available and it features interviews and interview with BSIF CEO Alan Murray who discussed the UKCA Mark and what it means for PPE.

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THE EPA classifies indoor air quality as the number one air pollution problem today and notes that indoor air is 2 to 5 times, and as high as 100 times, more polluted than outdoor air.

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TO ENSURE every person can stay safe when at work – Full Support have increased their flagship Easimask FFP3 respirator production to 5 million respirators a month.

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