newsWHO slashes air quality limits
AIR POLLUTION is the UK’s largest environmental health risk, greater than obesity and smoking, leading to 40,000 early deaths a year and costs the UK economy a staggering £20 billion annually.
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newsSurvey highlights indoor air quality concerns
A SURVEY commissioned by Vaisala, a measurement technology company, shows that people would feel safer with more data on indoor air quality.
newsAll schools to receive carbon dioxide monitors
CO2 MONITORS will be provided to all state-funded education settings from September, so staff can quickly identify where ventilation needs to be improved.
newsUnions call for urgent ventilation in schools
EDUCATION UNIONS, together with Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP, have written to Gavin Williamson urging the government to take firm action to improve ventilation in schools to reduce further Covid disruption.
productRugby star teams up with AIR
AIR BY Atmos-Clear UCV-LED air sanitising units are compact devices that can be used in any room to effectively ‘clean the air’ and make homes, offices, places of work, schools, education and holiday accommodation as safe as possible.
productNew indoor air quality monitors
INTERNATIONAL EQUIPMENT rental and solutions specialist Ashtead Technology has launched two indoor air quality monitors that will help building and facility managers to protect people from toxic gases, as well as airborne particles and viral aerosols.
productCasella VAPex pump provides chemical exposure protection
WG Safety & Environmental is using the Casella VAPex pump to protect its clients’ workforces from chemical exposure.
newsMasks and ventilation are vital, says RCN
THE ROYAL College of Nursing (RCN) has written to the Prime Minister demanding support and protection for health and care staff when Covid-19 rules are loosened next week.
newsBetter protection for outdoor workers needed, says BSC
AIR POLLUTION – which can cause and exacerbate lung cancer and chronic and acute respiratory diseases, including asthma – is now the largest environmental health risk in the UK, greater than obesity and smoking.
articleDust danger
The health effects of dust should not be over-looked and it is one of the most prevalent forms of contamination encountered in the workplace. Kurt Greenall explores the dangers of this hazard and the decontamination options.
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