Stricter legislation in the workplace is increasing the demand for industrial footwear. Coupled with advancing technology and product innovation, shoes and boots can now incorporate safety features into styles that wouldn’t have been considered a few years ago.
Chris Shaw talks to marketing manager at DuPont Protection Technologies, Zoltan Nahoczky about the increasing demands being placed on firefighters and their turnout gear.
You would be forgiven in thinking that Gleneagles stole the limelight at the end of September with the hosting of the 40th Ryder Cup but it was all go at The Belfry on the 25th with the BSIF hosting its 17th Annual Networking Day Event.
Batteries for lift trucks and other motive power applications are usually chosen on the basis of their performance and whole life costs but for many operators an increasingly important factor is the safe handling of their power sources. Making the right choices can help improve sustainability and health and safety compliance.
Jak Fazakerley, environmental consultant at Crestwood Environmental, discusses the health hazards and risks associated with occupational exposure to bioaerosols.
Jim Lilley, European health safety & welfare senior manager at Office Depot looks at ways to minimise the impact of hazardous chemicals in the workplace.
Svantek’s Jacek Kuczynski discusses how the development of new, very small MEMs sensors have made it possible to locate force sensors next to vibration accelerometers
In a world where the safety and performance of products is of utmost importance, its essential companies know how to distinguish between a product that meets the minimum safety requirements and ones which will go above and beyond, explains Andy Butterfield, global head of Construction at BSI.
While increased legislation and product innovation have helped to increase safety on site, there is still work to be done. One often overlooked but integral part of any site safety protocol, for example, is the procurement of the correct eye safety and vision protection. Here, Peter Swain, commercial and marketing manager at Parker Merchanting, discusses.
Rob Burgon, workplace safety manager at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), writes about the potentially hidden problems of psychosocial risk.
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