Some sound advice
Christine Ohren-Bird from SATRA outlines the legislation surrounding noise exposure and offers some advice on selecting the most suitable hearing protection…
Exposure to high levels of noise can
permanently damage an
It’s all about the voice
Research has shown that in an emergency situation people respond better to a voice alert than they do to a bell. Simon Foulkes explains more…
A risky business
Georgina Bisby speaks to Jim Wilkes, senior casualty underwriter, of Zurich Insurance and gets an insurer’s perspective on recent developments in health & safety…
The most frustrating thing about the recent examination
Toyota makes 2012 ‘Year of Safety’
Toyota Material Handling UK has launched Taking Care with Toyota, a campaign featuring a number of initiatives and events designed to help reduce injury and accidents in the workplace. Health & Safety Matters reports from the launch of the scheme in December
Portable Appliance Testing – challenging the myths
The subject of Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) is still causing confusion and concern for business. People are not clear about which equipment needs to be tested and are uncertain about how often it should be done.
Challenging the regulators
One of the recommendations in the recently published Löfstedt report was the formation of an independent regulatory ‘challenge panel’. The initiative was launched on 5 January and here we explain how it works.
The revision to the PPE Directive is important too
The safety industry is enduring an ongoing period of change, consolidation and uncertain economic development. Elements from the Loftstedt/Young Reports are being implemented, while the Prime Minister is adversely commenting on elements of the safety provision.
The heat is on for heat stress standards
It is generally accepted that heat stress is a little known and understood issue amongst workers who have to regularly wear protective clothing. More worryingly, the current EN469 standard fails to address the issues arising from heat stress, says Andrew Braimbridge, national account manager from Sioen UK
Asbestos: Manage or remove?
Asbestos remains the world’s number one industrial killer. So why don’t we just remove it all? Ian Guest of asbestos specialist Assist FM explains…
Simplifying RPE selection
Frank Angear, membership services manager at The British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) discusses industry concerns around complicated RPE selection and the need to simplify the available guidance for selecting the correct RPE…
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