A year at the helm
HSM caught up with Institution of Occupational Safety & Health (IOSH) chief executive Bev Messinger, on day two of the 2017 IOSH Conference, to reflect on her first year in the post and to discuss the organisation’s plans for 2018
Operating in the ultimate confined space
Of all the places people have to work, coal mines are just about the most confined. Andrew Watson, commercial and business development director for MRS Training and Rescue, looks at the challenges that crop up whilst working below ground
Fire Door Safety Week
The HSM Campaigns Hub provides you with information on the latest health & safety initiatives and guidance on how you can get involved. This issue, Hannah Mansell introduces Fire Door Safety Week, an annual campaign aimed at ensuring landlords install suitable fire doors
Fire-extinguishers: Safer than ever before
After many years of successful application BAFE’s fire-extinguisher maintenance and service scheme (SP101) has recently been revised. General manager Stephen Adams explains the changes
A day in the life of Marian Molloy
Each issue HSM puts the spotlight on worker health protection by speaking to a member of BOHS about the challenges and rewards of working in the field of worker health protection. In this issue we talk to Marian Molloy
Raising the bar
Lizzie Kenyon, tutor at RRC International, looks at how businesses can minimise the risk of injury and maintain safe systems of work when it comes to manual handling
Step up to the challenge
Stephen Morris, UK fall protection technical specialist at science-based technology company 3M, outlines the hierarchy of controls to follow when protecting against falls from height
Low Temp Work? Your Rights if it’s Too Cold in the Workplace
What are your options when you are just too cold at work?
A word on sound level meter apps
There are plenty of apps that, when used with the appropriate microphone, can be an effective and accurate way to take noise measurements at work. However, a significant proportion of users could be at risk of using inappropriate equipment to take what could be business critical measurements, argues James Tingay at Cirrus Research
A step closer to ISO 45001
Publication of ISO 45001 is imminent but is your business ready? Terry Fisher from NQA provides an overview of the standard and its requirements
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