Aycliffe is home to one of nine UK manufacturing sites belonging to 3M and is at the forefront of health and safety, with around 90% of its production processes producing respiratory protective equipment for the 3M Personal Safety Division. Martyn Harvey, environmental, health and safety co-ordinator at the site provides an insight into how they have successfully implemented a behavioural safety programme, engaging employees at every level.
It has been just over 12 months since the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) brought in legislation surrounding first aid training for the workplace, which essentially means that the HSE is no longer required to approve first aid training and qualifications. So how has this law change impacted on employers’ attitudes towards first aid training one year on?
More drivers should be trained to deal with the aftermath of crashes according to new survey from the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) and Driver First Assist (DFA).
Clair Weston, marketing manager at uvex Safety (UK) examines the selection and use of the right protective footwear in the workplace and how it can literally be a life-saver.
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 Alex Wilson, industrial hygienist at Huntsman.
Martin Brolin, commercial engineer, Safety, Sensing and Connectivity, Rockwell Automation examines machine safety standards.
Steve Shale, marketing manager of hand protection specialist, Globus, discusses the Utopian vision of a glove for all seasons and what attributes would enable a glove to achieve such lofty heights.
A significant number of people are killed or seriously injured in confined spaces each year in the UK. This includes both people working in confined spaces and those who try to rescue them without the use of proper training and equipment. Chris Shaw spoke to Ken Smith, senior consultant at Arco Training and Consultancy, about Arco’s mobile confined space training unit and how it is helping employers to prevent workplace accidents.
Employers must, by law, supply safety footwear to workers in hazardous environments under the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992. However, not all safety footwear is the same, as the European and International standards relating to it have changed, as Stuart Thorne, UK managing director of safety footwear manufacturer U Group, explains.
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