The rise of the sofa-desk
According to a new report 66% of UK workers take their work home at least twice a week and one in four suffer from a deskwork-related health problem. HSM examines this worrying trend.
To the rescue!
Whether you require safe working at height (SWAH) training, PPE for high risk environments or fire safety products, a visit to this year’s Emergency Services Show could prove invaluable.
Putting a freeze on gas leaks in refrigeration
Refrigerant gases are necessary in keeping cold storage and industrial refrigeration systems, vital in a wide range of industries, running. However, if a gas leak occurs the impact can be extremely harmful to employees. Sophisticated new gas detection technologies can cut down on leaks and protect workers as Shaun Evers, managing director of Stonegate Instruments explains.
Sniffing out gases
Kevin Honner, gas detection expert at Dräger, explores the options when sourcing gas detection systems.
Switching on safety for SMEs
Electrical Safety First is a charity committed to reducing deaths, injuries and damage arising from electricity – which causes around 70 deaths a year and 350,000 serious injuries. Here, the Charity provides some basic information on electrical safety which every SME needs to know.
Going mobile
HSM asks Ben Guderian, director of business development at Spectralink how today’s mobile age can help protect lone workers.
Wired for safety
One of the UK’s leading distributors of electrical test equipment and electrical wiring accessories, ISSWWW, fully supports the IET’s most recent changes to the IET 17th Edition Wiring Regulations – Amendment 3.
The time of death
Klaus Allison, managing director of ANT Telecom, explains why businesses looking to safeguard lone workers should focus less on alarms and audit trails, and more on the processes and procedures to ensure workers get the timely help they need when faced with an SOS.
See danger, speak up…
From 1 September 2015, the Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) will be running its ambitious, month long safety campaign – Safetember.
The importance of PPE
Jim Hanna, international business development manager at Williamson-Dickie Europe discusses the importance of wearing the correct PPE.
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