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BOHS on COVID-19 airborne transmission

THE BRITISH Occupational Hygiene Society, one of the world’s most authoritative organisations on exposure to harmful substances and organisms and worker health, has expressed apprehension about the reporting of World Health Organisation’s recent findings on COVID-19.

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Casella offers extensive training

Throughout 2020, Casella has aligned a series of one-day courses on Air Sampling and Noise Monitoring in the workplace, hosted at its headquarters in Bedford.

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Publication of new NI Workplace Exposure Limits

NEW AND revised Workplace Exposure Limits (WELs) for thirteen substances listed in the European Commission’s Directive (EU) 2017/2398, which amends the Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive 2004/37/EC, have been published.

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Dust monitor

Josh Thomas discusses the risks associated with dust at quarries, and highlights the vital role of monitoring.

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New guidance to tackle workplace killer

A NEW resource to help workers protect themselves from dangerous diesel engine exhaust emissions (DEEEs) has been launched by IOSH, the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, on the fifth anniversary of its No Time to Lose campaign.

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University workers exposed to dangerous substance

THE UNIVERSITY of Edinburgh has been fined for its failings which led to animal research workers, who were already sensitised to laboratory animal allergens (LAA), being at risk of suffering from adverse health effects as a result of exposure to LAA.

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