As winter creeps up on us, norovirus outbreaks and flu epidemics occur more frequently, ensuring best hygiene practice is vital. Dr Peter Barratt, technical manager at Initial Washroom Hygiene explains how good hand hygiene can lead to increased employee wellbeing, and most importantly, is a simple way to reduce the spread of bacteria and viruses.
Bill Dawe of RS Components looks at the new regulations concerning hearing protection and how leading suppliers are helping to confine it to the past thanks to new products and support programmes.
Employers have a number of responsibilities for staff who drive for business. Chris Shaw speaks to David Richards, head of marketing at DriveTech, to discuss what these responsibilities are and the implications of ignoring them.
Every issue we put a BSIF member in the spotlight to share their thoughts on PPE and worker safety & health. This month we talk to Jeff Ward, chief executive officer at Centurion Safety Products.
Being a proficient, professional LGV driver is about more than the skills learned to handle the vehicle safely and efficiently on the road. It is also about being an ambassador for the company and the brand. According to RTITB, the largest Driver CPC Consortium in the UK and Ireland, more businesses, particularly well-known brands in the logistics and retail sector, are seeing the benefits of training their LGV drivers in professional conduct.
There is still one vital area of health and safety that employers are not paying attention to. Paul Jakeway, marketing director of skin health specialist Deb, reveals why employees have to start speaking out about their skin health.
Arc Flash Protection specialist, ProGARM, in conjunction with the British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF), has commissioned a new study into electrical safety across UK industry in a bid to shine a spotlight on the potentially life changing and threatening risks of Arc Flash. Alarmingly, it reveals not only a lack of awareness at every level to current safety standards governing Arc Flash, but an apparent failure from employers to properly educate staff about this high-risk threat.
Managing director of Derbyshire-based Thermal Fluid Solutions (TFS), Richard Franklin, explains why companies with hazardous work conditions need to adopt a continuous risk assessment and management programme, and how doing so can save money as well as lives.
More than 150 key contacts from the likes of A-Plant, CITB, Clee Hill Plant, Costain, GAP, the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), Highways England and Skanska attended this year’s Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) Plant Conference which took place at the Heart of England Conference and Events Centre near Coventry.
Sustainable workwear is becoming ‘the new black’ in the workwear business. More and more companies are demanding environmental-friendly workwear solutions which reduce water usage and use of chemicals. However, according to Sibtain Naqvi, Berendsen’s marketing & business development manager, UK Workwear, taking the steps towards creating a sustainable workwear solution is highly complex.
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