productThe Autumn issue of Connected is out now
The latest issue of Connected, The Reset Journal is available to read online now.
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productEarly warning device for airborne asbestos fibres
ASBESTOS IS still the number one cause of occupational deaths in the UK today, with over 5,000 recorded annually despite the fact it has been banned in the UK since 1999. However, Shawcity is delighted to announce the biggest advancement in asbestos technology for decades with the ALERT PRO 1000 from Alert Technologies.
newsOver half of NHS Scotland buildings contain asbestos
EIGHT OF the 14 health boards in Scotland have asbestos in over 50% of their buildings. The figure rises as high as 92% of buildings for the NHS Lothian health board. Asbestos takes around 5,000 lives every year in the UK, with around 20 tradesmen dying each week from past exposure.
newsDuo pled guilty following unsafe asbestos removal
TWO DIRECTORS of a construction company have been fined after failing to ensure the safe removal of asbestos from a plot of land.
productReal-time measurements, real world safety
DO YOU have workers who wear tight fitting respirators such as disposable, half mask or full-face masks? In the UK, all businesses that have workers wearing respirators are required by HSE INDG 479 to perform respirator fit testing and confirm those respirators will provide the right level of on-the-job protection needed.
productManaging asbestos: who’s responsible?
ASBESTOS IS responsible for over 5,000 deaths every single year.
productReal-time Asbestos Monitoring
NEW FROM Shawcity, the ALERT PRO 1000 is said to be the world’s first early warning device for airborne asbestos fibres.
newsIOSH urges government to raise asbestos awareness
THE INSTITUTION of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has called on the British Government to work with policy makers, regulators, employers and worker representatives to increase awareness about asbestos.
newsBuilding contractor sentenced over unsafe work practice
A BLACKBURN based building contractor has been sentenced after unsafe work methods constituted a public risk and resulted in asbestos being disturbed.
newsGo Blue for Meso
THE FIRST Friday of July every year is Action Mesothelioma Day, organised by the #ActionMeso campaign. The campaign aims to eradicate mesothelioma, which arises from exposure to asbestos.
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