Occupational skin disease is the second most common work-related health problem in Europe. It seriously affects both an organisation’s efficiency and the well-being of its employees. However, Paul Jakeway, marketing director at Deb believes most cases can be avoided if health and safety managers implement a structured skin care programme.
It’s been six years now since the tragic deaths of two children in separate accidents just weeks apart first brought the issue of automated gate safety to the public’s attention.
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 Julian Dowson, director of Peritus Health Management.
Every year, a significant number of people are killed by accidents involving mobile plant in the workplace, and many more are injured. For safe workplaces Keith Dunbar, SHEQ manager at MRS Training & Rescue, says there should be more emphasis on site design and preventing pedestrians coming within the area of operation of mobile plant.
Simon Nash, CEO of Cresatech, reveals how new technology is helping to alleviate the human and operational costs of copper theft.
PASMA, the trade association representing the international mobile access tower industry, has confirmed that Tower Safety Week 2016 – which ran from 14-18 November – was the most successful and best supported event yet. This year’s campaign took as its theme Working Well With Towers.
Steel toe cap boots have come a long way, in fact many safety boots and shoes now have ‘plastic’ or aluminium toe caps. Now the correct safety footwear does a lot more than just preventing the crushing of the wearers toes and, says Bruce Salisbury, UK national sales manager, Steitz Securaand, it should have a positive effect on overall wellbeing.
Liesbet De Soomer, marketing manager for EMEA, Newell Brands (DYMO) believes it’s up to employers to have a basic understanding of why labelling is important to ensure their staff are kept safe and are well looked after in the workplace on a day to day basis.
2016 has been a significant year for all the BSIF Product Groups and Working Groups.
The Fit2Fit scheme continues to be a leading initiative for the Federation, helping to drive improvements in RPE fit testing and encouraging best practice.
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