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Hear tomorrow

Our hearing is something we must not take for granted, and given that hearing loss can take years to manifest, we must ensure that every employee is protected from noise. Peter Dumigan take a look at this workplace hazard.

Top protection

A recent webinar from MSA Safety on head protection saw Marc Jenkin provide a wealth of knowledge to help you make a fully informed decision when choosing the best head protection for your workforce. Kelly Rose reports.

Executive opinion – March 2022

Now is the time to make talking about stress and how people are coping, as routine as managing workplace safety, says Elizabeth Goodwill.

Legal spotlight – March 22

UK government commits to introduce Protect Duty for UK venue operators. Kevin Bridges provides an insight.

High risk

Falls from height can result in life changing injuries and can be fatal. Hugh Owen looks at how to reduce the risk when employees have to work at height.

The 360 approach

When working at height, it is important to consider all potential requirements such as height safety PPE, provision for rescue, safe access, installed lifeline systems, dropped object prevention, training and inspection. Peter Upcott provides an example of height safety simplified.

Practitioner viewpoint – March 22

With organisations now operating in different ways to how they did pre-pandemic, Louise Ward asks if our risk control strategies need to be revised.

An event not to be missed

The Health and Safety Event is set to return bigger than ever on 5-7 April 2022 at NEC Birmingham, Mark Sennett previews what’s in store for the thousands of OSH professionals that will be attending the industries national health and safety event.

Hidden dangers

The risk to the safety of people entering and working in confined spaces include flammable and explosive risk, low levels of oxygen and a range of toxic risks from gaseous toxins to solvent build ups. Here, Georgia Pratt looks at the risks and gas detection choices.

Reuniting the OSH community

From 5 – 7 April 2022, The Health and Safety Event returns to the NEC, Birmingham. Mark Sennett finds out what’s on offer from event director David Bishop.

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