podcastHealth & Safety Matters Podcast – Episode 51
IN THIS episode, host Mark Sennett sits down with industry stalwart Debbie Airey to talk about her new book Kicking the Door Down.
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newsExxonMobil fined after five Fife chemical leaks
EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL Limited has been fined £267k after health and safety inspectors found corroded pipes had resulted in five leaks of flammable gas at its Fife Ethylene Plant.
articleFrom the CEO’s desk
AS THE British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) launches Clean Air? Take Care!, a major campaign on respiratory protection, John Hooker highlights the tremendous value of industry collaboration and the role of the BSIF’s Special Interest Groups
podcastHealth and Safety Matters Podcast – Episode 50
IN EPISODE 50, host Mark Sennett sits down with newly appointed HSE Non Executive Director Louise Hosking to discuss The Choice Chain, which she recently founded.
articleClearing the air
THE KEY steps involved in building an effective respiratory protective equipment (RPE) programme are explored by Adele Gracen, from selecting the correct RPE to ensuring proper training, maintenance, and long-term protection for workers exposed to hazardous substances.
productThe hidden cost of poor workshop air quality
THE FIRST concern in any conversation about workshop environments should always be people’s health. Yet contaminated or poorly controlled air also reaches into the commercial life of a business.
newsWestminster debate exposes silicosis failures
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH experts have warned the UK could be significantly underestimating the true scale of a deadly occupational lung disease killing tradespeople across the country – with the youngest person reported to have died aged just 28.
newsBSIF relaunches ‘Clean Air? Take Care!’ campaign
THE BRITISH Safety Industry Federation (BSIF), through its Respiratory Protection Group, has relaunched the ‘Clean Air? Take Care!’ campaign, supported by a comprehensive range of online guidance resources designed to help employers and wearers understand and address the key considerations of respiratory protection in the workplace.
newsFour businesses ordered to stop stone work
FOUR COMPANIES have been ordered to stop working with engineered stone as part of a crackdown to protect workers from deadly dust.
productAdvanced respiratory protection at Hillhead 2026
AT HILLHEAD 2026, taking place from 23–25 June, Dräger, a global leader in medical and safety technology, will showcase its range of Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPRs), highlighting advanced respiratory protection solutions designed to safeguard construction and quarrying workers from hazardous dust, particles, gases and vapours.
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