BSIF Service Awards Winner
The award for companies in the safety field offering exceptional and innovative service solutions, voted by the entrants’ own customers.
A balancing act
Ken Diable, managing director at Heightsafe Systems looks at why regular testing and inspection is essential to ensure that your fall protection systems remain compliant.
A helping hand: the importance of the correct hand protection
Tim Emmerson, product and procurement manager for gloves at Arco, says it’s vital that employers provide their workforce with the correct type of – and industry approved – personal protective equipment (PPE), especially gloves.
Why it’s time to bin the bulk
Refillable reservoir dispensers used to be the standard way to provide soap in washrooms – and many companies continue to hold on to these so-called bulk systems. Paul Jakeway, marketing director at skin care expert Deb, highlights why health and safety managers must better understand the inherent risks of bacterial contamination that bulk systems present, and explains why sealed cartridge dispensers are the safest, most efficient choice.
Cutting carbon emissions
Richard Eady, director, Temperature Electronics Ltd, provides insight into a fascinating project that helped the University of Reading reduce its carbon emissions by 35%.
The road to Utopia?
HGV driver safety is multi-faceted, focusing on issues as diverse as load stability and driver concentration. Technology can help but there is the danger of over-reliance, while the focus must also be on people and work culture.
A day in the life of Chris Beach
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 Chris Beach.
Countdown to gull season begins
March heralds the official start of spring, but for many residents and businesses it also marks the start of what can amount to six months of disruption due to problem gulls.
Is the future already here?
Wearable technology is the key to a safer and more productive workplace according to Cleo Cabuz, vice president of engineering at Honeywell Industrial Safety
The Healthy Workplaces Campaign
The HSM Campaigns Hub provides you with information on the latest health & safety initiatives and how you can get involved. This month we examine The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work’s Healthy Workplaces Campaign.
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