Amendment No. 3:2015 of the forthcoming IET Wiring Regulations BS 7671:2008 provides essential requirements and changes for electrical professionals, writes Geoff Cronshaw, chief electrical engineer at the IET.
Managing worker safety is challenging at the best of times but where gas is concerned, you are dealing with something that is often silent, invisible, odourless and potentially deadly. Chris Shaw talks to Honeywell about the increasing use of technology based systems that help protect workers through a combination of continual environmental monitoring and analysis, worker tracking, bump testing and respiratory protection.
By George Elliott, technical service engineer at 3M.
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 Chris Beach, chartered occupational hygienest.
A blaze that destroyed a partially completed laboratory at the University of Nottingham provides a stark reminder of the risks associated with fires on construction sites.
Clare Fleming, head of marketing and communications, International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM), provides a sneak preview of what visitors can expect to see at this year’s educational programme.
Liz Johnsen, Arco product and procurement manager for Workplace Safety, talks to HSM about the importance of early defibrillation when faced with a sudden cardiac arrest.
The average hand is home to over 10 million bacteria, which can live on the hands for several hours. Bola Lafe, managing director, Aquaint hand sanitising water, examines the commercial impact on a business if there were to be an outbreak of illness or food poisoning caused by poor hand hygiene or a poor cleaning regime.
Many people will remember the old washing-up advertisement from the 1980s, which extolled the kindness of the ‘mild green’ solution to the hands – just one example of the promotion of products in the home to respect, protect, and keep hands safe. But in the workplace, says Clair Weston, marketing manager, Uvex (UK), individuals often don’t take the same amount of care.
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 Mike Slater, occupation hygiene consultant and director at Diamond Environmental and BOHS President 2014/15.
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