Hand protection is one of the most challenging pieces of PPE to correctly specify. It must simultaneously offer the wearer sufficient protection, while enabling them to productively carry out their day-to-day tasks. Khurram Akhtar takes a look at the latest safety glove technology and how to ensure hand protection is suitable for specific applications.
Hearing loss is recognised as a serious health hazard to the health and wellbeing of employees, and with plenty of legal firms waiting to pursue compensation claims due to noise hazards at work, Peter Dumigan says it is time to ensure you have the right protection to protect your workers.
Having spent many years in the respiratory protection equipment (RPE) industry, Fred Chartlon draws on his knowledge to provide a history of this life-saving equipment and the effect that Covid has had on manufacturers.
Eye protection can save an employee’s eyesight and it can also save the employer hefty legal costs. Here, Peter Dumigan highlights the importance of care over compensation.
A recent webinar, sponsored by MSA Safety, explored the dangers of working at height and how using the right protection can help ensure the safety of your employees. Health and Safety Matter’s Editor, Kelly Rose was joined by Sam Thomas, safety fall protection systems and solutions sales leader at MSA, Andy Wedgwood, product sales manager at MSA and Roy Wilders, manager of RSSS at the BSIF.
The use of respiratory protective equipment (RPE) is on the increase, and with many of us using this type of equipment for the first time, Neil O’Regan takes this opportunity to explain the different options and tells you what you need to know about Fit Testing.
This month we put Dr Chris Payne in the spotlight to find out about his route into the health and safety industry, his career highlights and how he has recently gained a greater insight to taking health and safety beyond compliance
With knife injuries being a blind spot in British injuries, Ian Suggitt, Chris Brown and Alan Murray joined Mark Sennett on a HSM webinar to give an insight into the use of knives in the workplace.
Investing in hard hat protection makes sense and with Hard Hat Awareness Week coming up Chris Tidy hopes this will be a good opportunity to ensure you have the proper protection.
Figures show that drink driving offences remain a serious road safety issue in the UK, so Graham Hurst takes a look at the role of interlocks in curbing the problem of people driving when over the limit.
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