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.
Why segregation in business can be a good thing…
It seems incredible that 2014 is now drawing to a close. This has been my first year in the job at the Federation and it has been very constructive but it has also gone incredibly quickly.
Who doesn’t like to receive good news? In November, one of the most recent members to join the Federation, SMH Products, shared some great news with us which we want to share with you now.
Plans are afoot for Health and Safety Week 2015 which will take place between 15-19 June coinciding with Safety & Health Expo 2015.
Polyco discusses how choosing the right glove for your employees shouldn’t simply be a box ticking exercise but an opportunity to make for a happier and safer workplace.
What would you think if you saw someone using a shopping trolley as a car jack? Or a newspaper and sunglasses as an improvised welding mask? You’d probably ask yourself why anyone would put themselves in that kind of danger. Here, Andy Burns, technical business manager at thermal fluid specialist Global Heat Transfer, explains why companies should never take any chances, especially where testing and analysis are concerned.
The British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) has expressed concerned at the ongoing lack of awareness of the dangers of asbestos, revealed by a recent research survey of tradespeople in Britain by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
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