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Fire Safety North 2019

Fire Safety North returns to EventCity in Manchester on 8-9 October for the third consecutive year, boasting a wealth of free educational content and live demonstrations.

Look for noise

Wearing ear defenders is not always popular with staff exposed to industrial noise. So Laura Jenkins asks if interactive noise warning technology offers alternatives?

Providing protection against potential respiratory hazards is essential, and employers need to make sure they get it right. George Elliott offers a four-step approach to choosing the right respiratory protective equipment (RPE).

Health check webinar

Planning is the key to ensuring your health and safety arrangements really work and in the latest webinar from Southalls Ian Hatherly, Richard Denton, Sarah Leake and Caroline Lee looked at COSHH, asbestos and legionella, outlining challenges that their clients face today in terms of the increased focus on health and safety this year.

Reduce the risk

Craig Swallow explores how emerging lone worker technology allows us to revisit long-standing areas of risk with less trepidation.

Get to grips

Companies need to take a proactive approach to managing exposure to HAV, and Andrew Mee gives an insight into how you can get to grips with the law.

Vision of safety

Providing the correct safety eyewear for employees is essential and eye examinations can have a positive impact for employers and employees alike, says Jim Lythgow.

In the spotlight with Alan Farnod

This month we put Alan Farnod in the spotlight to find out how he developed an interest in health and safety and started Paragon Training to provide the market with training material.

The fabric of success

New innovations in workwear fabric technology can deliver greater comfort and mobility on site in the summer, explains Peter Dumigan.

Wireless developments

Wireless fire alarm systems play a major role during the development of construction sites and Bradley Markham believes fires on site can be minimised by investing in wireless fire alarm systems.