How clean is the air you breathe?
Indoor air quality must be monitored to protect workers’ respiratory health. Dr Steve Goodman, product specialist manager, Shawcity highlights the dangers that may be present in every breath you take.
Reducing risk for the long term
Should companies re-examine the quality of manual handling training provided to their employees if they want to see real practical and business benefits? Andy Cartwright, technical manager for Mentor, is urging firms to do just that.
There’s an app for that…
Andrea Bowen, technical product manager at Casella, explains why soon we’ll all be bringing our own mobile devices to the noise and dust monitoring party.
Why hand pallet trucks could be putting you on the wrong side of the law
According to independent research, if your business uses hand pallet trucks you could easily be falling foul of the law. HSM asks Stewart Gosling, national sales manager at Red Diamond Distribution, why this is.
Identifying confined space risks
Ken Smith, senior health and safety consultant at Arco offers guidance on the procedures and training to help prevent confined space accidents in the workplace
A day in the life of Alex Taylor
Each issue HSM speaks to a member of the BOHS about the challenges and rewards of working as an occupational hygienist. This month we talk to Alex Taylor, occupational hygienist at Validate Consulting.
Trends in above the neck PPE procurement
The market for personal protective equipment (PPE) is growing globally, fuelled by mounting awareness of workplace safety and increasing legislation. Claire Weston marketing manager at Uvex says that alongside this growth in demand, PPE buyers are becoming more discerning, demanding better performance as well as low prices.
Are Smartphone Apps the key to a better business?
From tracking bank transactions to keeping up-to-date with the latest news and football transfers, ordering fast food deliveries, monitoring fitness levels, getting in the weekly shop or switching on the central heating from miles away – there’s a Smartphone App to organise every aspect of life at just the push of a button. Advance IT Group’s managing director, Stewart Braznell and sales & marketing manager, Matthew Colley, explore the options.
BSIF In Action: Ballistic trousers being sold without a CE mark
Ballistic trousers cannot be offered for sale as safety equipment within Europe unless they are CE marked. There is, however, currently no product standard to which they can be certified.
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