The Registered Safety Supplier Scheme run by the British Safety Industry Federation has been strengthened so that the Occupational Safety market in the UK can have an assurance that the Personal Protective Equipment that is provided to the workforce provides the protection that it claims.
Simon Field, a technical specialist at science-based technology company 3M, offers some sound advice for protecting workers against hazardous noises.
Clair Weston, marketing manager at UVEX (UK) examines why fatigue at work – whether physical, mental, or emotional – can be a killer.
All employers have a Duty of Care to keep their staff properly trained and comfortable at work. But when it comes to lone working there’s still many grey areas, says LoneALERT sales & marketing manager, Mathew Colley.
At the recent Intersec 2017 Exhibition in Dubai BSIF organised the UK safety Pavilion within the show and helped 12 British companies to realise their export potential by taking part in the group.
UK country manager, Martin Stevens, explains how Ejendals is adding value to its Footstop pressure mapping service in a bid to deliver wellbeing messages to customers’ employees.
Visitors to The Health & Safety Event can look forward to a wider array of seminars, features and exhibitors than ever before. The 2017 conference and exhibition, which runs from 21st to 23rd March at Birmingham NEC, aims to provide professionals from all over the UK with an unparalleled insight into the latest trends and developments affecting the health and safety sector.
Effective behavioural safety is not assured simply by drafting appropriate policies and procedures and expecting them to be followed by employees. According to Barry Wilkes, director of strategy at NEBOSH, to ensure that they have their desired effect on health and safety performance, it is critical that they are understood by employees and implemented effectively.
A cobot or co-robot (from collaborative robot) is a robot intended to physically interact with humans in a shared workspace such as a warehouse. This is in contrast with other industrial robots, designed to operate autonomously or with limited guidance.
Too many employers think worker training alone is the answer to reducing health and safety incidents but, as RRC International’s Pat McLoughlin argues, it must go hand in hand with investigation of underlying causes at the company level.
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