‘Good safety and health is good for business’ is at the forefront of our work at the BSIF and leads our political engagement programme that, in conjunction with our other activity, is working towards improving the overall opinion of health and safety in the UK.
Slips, trips and falls count for around half of the recorded workplace injuries, so how can these numbers be kept down in the treacherous conditions of a harsh winter? HSM speaks to Richard Burroughs sales director at Gritit.
Many of us work in environments where noise is a daily hazard. Although changes in work patterns and the use of quieter and more efficient machinery have reduced noise levels in recent decades, HSM asks James Tingay, product development at Cirrus Research why it’s still a major occupational hazard that is attracting the attention of litigation lawyers.
Access for maintenance on the roofs of commercial buildings is a critical health and safety concern. But, says John Grenville, managing director of ECEX, businesses must ensure the fabricator they use for access metalwork complies with the appropriate legislation.
Like most industries, the health and safety sector is adapting when it comes to advances in technology. Companies are constantly competing for the most viable method of incorporating technology into smaller, more affordable devices in an attempt to stay ahead of the curve. HSM asks Andy Mee, technical director at HAVi why many health and safety service providers are looking at ways to properly take advantage of this ‘technological revolution’.
Adopting efficient cleaning technology in the workplace mitigates the risk of slips and trips, bacterial and airborne hazards. And, according to Jeff Hilton, Kärcher’s target market manager for transport & logistics, keeping your premises and your reputation clean is a lot faster and cheaper to achieve than you might think.
Fleet managers are being bombarded with so many different messages about how to make their fleets and drivers safer that it is causing confusion in the marketplace, according to Chris Horbowyj of GreenRoad Technologies.
UCATT is calling on the construction industry to introduce long-overdue extreme weather health and safety guidelines for construction workers.
One of the smaller trade associations in the work at height sector, FASET is nevertheless one of the most industrious when it comes to developing guidance and best practice for the safety net rigging and temporary safety systems industry.
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