A day in the life of Sarah Leeson
Each issue, HSM speaks to a member of the BOHS about the challenges and rewards of working as an Occupational Hygienist. This issue we talk to Sarah Leeson, Regional Occupational Hygiene Co-ordinator at ExxonMobil.
A question of culture
Connections provider DragonIS has worked on over 250 major construction projects, connecting in excess of 10,000 houses and apartments to the national grid. During this time the company has only reported one incident to the Health & Safety Executive, under RIDDOR. Drawing on this experience, the company’s CEO Simon Phipps explains what methods and protocols have been introduced to ensure worker safety when handling electricity.
The winners take it all
On 17 June, industry leaders and organisations gathered at what was a buzzing Safety & Health Expo, to find out the winners of this year’s BSIF Safety Awards. We caught up with the winners of the BSIF Safety Excellence Award and the Service Award in the afterglow of their successes.
An evolution in gas detection
Conor Twomey looks at developments in gas detection technology since the demise of the caged canary.
Let there be light
Replacing bricks and mortar with glass is an increasingly popular method of improving a building’s open space and light but what impact does this have on fire safety? Adrian Gallagher looks at how developments in the design of fire resistant glass is allowing light and space to be brought into buildings while maintaining maximum containment and fire protection.
Going to extremes
As the global search for oil, gas and other natural resources reaches increasingly inhospitable environments, contractors must source equipment that can withstand and operate reliably in extreme environmental conditions. Taking the example of safety showers Janet Dickinson looks at some of the environmental factors oil, gas and utility plants need to take into consideration when specifying their safety equipment.
Tacking the compliance challenge
For some construction firms, encouraging employees to comply with PPE regulations can be an uphill struggle. Tony Skelton lookS at how developments in the PPE market are helping to drive compliance in the construction industry.
Stand and deliver
Shock headlines around the negative effects of prolonged sitting have linked it to health conditions ranging from cancer to depression and likened it to smoking in terms of its potential impact on the nation’s health. Hyperbole or a serious emerging health issue? Catherine Christie gets to the bottom of of the problem of spending too much time on our behinds.
Time for the construction industry to ‘Think Health’
A recent HSE inspection drive to tackle occupation health on construction sites found on at least 13 occasions that site conditions were so poor work had to be stopped. The health and safety body shares some of the findings of the initiative and explains how it is working to ensure construction sites treat health issues as seriously as safety.
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