The threat and consequences of fire in any building are serious, but historic structures pose a particularly complex challenge for the people and systems charged with protecting them. Aston Bowles, marketing manager at Advanced explores the options.
Falls, slips and trips account for more than a third of all UK workplace injuries, with fork lift truck drivers and warehouse staff ranking highly among them. HSM examines the facts, and provides advice for supervisors, drivers and all employees who work alongside fork lift trucks.
It’s important that industries move with the times as technology evolves and consumer needs change. Mathew Colley, sales and marketing manager at LoneAlert, says the lone worker industry is doing just that.
Easilift Loading Systems’ managing director Rob Fay considers if Brexit will have an impact on the safety standards of UK loading bays.
A nationwide poll and ‘Health and Safety Theory’ test by safety barrier manufacturer, A-Safe, has revealed a worrying lack of health and safety knowledge in the workplace.
We are warned before we go on holiday of the dangers of the sun and ultraviolet (UV) rays, but more should be done to make outdoor workers aware of the risks and how to stay protected? Paul Jakeway, marketing director at skin care specialist Deb, explains the harmful, or even deadly risk that UV rays pose for outdoor workers, and how health & safety managers can minimise the risk.
With the General Election now decided the British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) is calling on the newly elected Government to ensure that Britain retains its world leading position in occupational safety and health.
To ensure a safe and productive working environment within an industrial facility it is important to reduce the risk of liquids and spillages turning into on-site slip hazards that could lead to painful and costly accidents. Flowcrete Group explains how appropriate flooring can play its part.
Safety & Health Expo returns to London ExCeL on the 20-22 June 2017, providing visitors with the chance to see health and safety associations, manufacturers, distributors, consultants and renowned experts. HSM discovers what’s on offer.
The Scottish Chamber of Safety (SCoS) is the umbrella group and coordinating body of currently eight active occupational health and safety groups in Scotland and it works in very close liaison with Safety Groups UK (SGUK); the larger coordinating body for the 72 groups throughout the UK.
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