productManufacturer comments on latest silica dust guidance
INDUSTRY EXPERT Tim Turney from Casella, a leading manufacturer of air monitoring equipment, shares his expert insights on protecting workers from silica dust.
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newsSurvey reveals ‘below standard’ air quality in classrooms
ALMOST THREE in four (72%) classrooms suffer from air quality that is ‘below standard’, according to a new survey asking teachers across the UK about their school’s working conditions. Nearly three in five teachers (59%) deemed a classroom with poor air quality to be ‘not fit for purpose’ – for either teachers or pupils.
newsScientist appointed chair of new HSE committee
A LEADING scientist who played an important role in Britain’s response to the pandemic has been appointed chair of a new science committee.
newsStop unnecessary silica deaths, urges BOHS
THE BRITISH Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS), a leading scientific charity and the Chartered Society for Worker Health Protection, is highlighting the need for real and immediate action to end illnesses and deaths from cancer-causing silica dust.
articleLessons in air quality
Pupils and teachers deserve to have clean air in schools. Here, Mark Bouldin explains why we all need lessons to tackle a looming crisis.
newsHSE refreshes work-place silicosis guidance
PROLONGED EXPOSURE to airborne particles of respirable crystalline silica (RCS) can lead to life-changing respiratory conditions such as silicosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease warns Britain’s workplace regulator.
productAir quality monitor with gas sensors
AS A Gold Channel Partner with TSI, Ashtead Technology has announced the launch of the TSI BlueSky 8145 air quality monitor which measures additional gas and weather parameters compared to the standard BlueSky.
productMonitoring technology at SHW Live
CASELLA WILL showcase its technologically advanced high flow pump at Safety, Health and Wellbeing Live on stand 142.
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.
productProtection against hydrogen sulfide exposure
DESPITE ADVANCES in health and safety strategies and PPE, hydrogen sulfide was still responsible for 46 worker deaths between 2011 and 2017, according to the USA Bureau of Labour Statistics.
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