In its work as a European Notified Body for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Satra certifies most types of clothing that are designed and manufactured to afford protection to people who work in different indoor and outdoor work environments. Satra’s Mark Gamble provides an overview of high visibility PPE.
Personal protective equipment (PPE) is a cornerstone of health and safety in the work place – but did you know that certain PPE, specifically safety gloves, should undergo certain testing procedures to make sure they are absolutely fit for purpose? Franz Lorenschitz, marketing manager at TraffiGlove, analyses the importance of PPE and why EN 388 Standard testing is vital to a safety glove’s reliability.
Each issue HSM speaks to a member of the BOHS about the challenges and rewards of working as an occupational hygienist. This issue we talk to chartered occupational hygienist Stephen Barnes, director and principal consultant at Oak Environmental Solutions.
In addition to the Associations, Product Groups and Working Groups that we manage within the Federation, the BSIF takes an active role with many external organisations as partners in their own programmes and campaigns.
The Health and Safety Executive has just published its Annual Report for 2014 / 15 which reflects the progress that the country continues to make in keeping the workplaces of the UK safe.
It has been another very busy year at BSIF, with a number of our Product Groups creating smaller working groups to develop new campaigns and guidance material, or to update and revitalise those due for review.
As further cuts hit the public sectors such as the fire, emergency and police services, equipment procurement teams are being put under pressure to implement severe cost savings measures. Simon Ash, the UK sales manager for HAIX asks if these measures putting workers at risk and if cheaper is always better.
With the publication of its 2016 Yearbook, the NASC has unveiled details of the impending core scaffolding fall prevention guidance, SG4:15. So what does this mean and how will it affect you?
With UK drivers now travelling across Europe and beyond on a regular basis, employees face long periods spent working alone, in a high risk environment where dangers like traffic accidents and physical attacks are pervasive. Mathew Colley, sales & marketing manager at LoneALERT explores the options.
In recent years headlines claiming that sitting is the new smoking have caused alarm among desk based workers especially in light of suggestions that regular exercise is not enough to undo sitting’s ills. Georgina Bisby reports
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