Something in the air
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.
Doing it right
Ian Goodhead discusses Winvic’s internal policies on head protection and task specific PPE.
Shock tactics
Industrial helmets, high performance helmets and bump caps are commonly used on construction sites throughout the world, John-Mark Edmundson explains the standards relating to this key head protection.
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