newsCampaign to tackle silent killer
ARCO HAS launched a powerful awareness campaign in the heart of Sheffield to highlight the growing threat of ‘silent killer’ silicosis to workers across the UK.
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newsSurvey shows scale of EU workers exposed to cancer risk
ALMOST 47 million EU workers may have been exposed to at least one cancer risk factor during their last working week, according to the Workers’ Exposure Survey (WES) on occupational cancer risk factors in Europe.
articleThe future of monitoring
Bob Latimer discusses the benefits of automated monitoring systems for airborne hazards as complimenting the role of health and safety managers and occupational hygienists.
newsManchester firm fined after workers exposed to asbestos risks
A MANCHESTER based construction company has been fined after workers were put at risk of exposure to asbestos.
newsWork related illness – BOHS calls for action
THE BRITISH Occupational Hygiene Society, the Chartered Society for Worker Health Protection and leading scientific body focused on preventing ill health caused by work, has responded to the NHS consultation on men’s health.
newsResearch highlights urgent need for action on silica dust exposure
THE BRITISH Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS), the Chartered Society for Worker Health Protection, has awarded its prestigious Thomas Bedford Memorial Prize to a study on the deadly health risks faced by workers in the artificial stone benchtop fabrication industry.
newsStone kitchen worktop workshop caked in dust
A COMPANY that manufactures popular stone kitchen worktops has been fined £60k after it repeatedly failed to protect workers from exposure to hazardous dust.
newsWood supplier failed to protect workers from dust
A WOOD supplier has been fined £40k for failing to protect its workers from exposure to wood dust.
newsProperty developer prosecuted following multiple failures
A LONDON property developer has been fined £63k plus costs after Britain’s workplace regulator found multiple failures at a construction site in Dalston.
newsRepeated wood dust failures lands company with fine
AN ESSEX-based company that makes windows and doors has been hit with a £4,000 fine after repeatedly failing to protect its workers from exposure to wood dust.
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