The future of RPE compliance
Anyone that works with hazardous respirable substances – such as welding fume, hazardous chemicals, respirable viruses, asbestos or even wood dust – is familiar with Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE).
Anyone that works with hazardous respirable substances – such as welding fume, hazardous chemicals, respirable viruses, asbestos or even wood dust – is familiar with Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE).
Reusable respirators need to meet specific safety standards and offer the correct levels of protection and comfort required by you/your employees. Selecting and specifying the appropriate respiratory protective equipment can seem daunting with so many factors to consider.
With the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) announcing that they will be conducting targeted site inspections on metal fabrication organisations in the first quarter of 2020, are your procedures up to date?
Engweld, the suppliers of premium engineering and welding products, offers a comprehensive range of air fed solutions to protect welders from harmful welding fume in the working environment.
3M AND HSM will be hosting a free webinar on 20 November 2019 on how four steps to respiratory protection.
JSP LTD has released a video that discusses the 12,000 annual lung related deaths from workplace exposures.
Broadly speaking, a confined space is an area that is large enough for a worker to enter and do work, but that is difficult to get in and out of easily and is not designed or intended for regular occupancy.
The HSE have announced that their inspectors are beginning a new round of site visits across the UK to ensure appropriate control measures are in place in work environments where dust poses a health risk. Are you confident that your team understands the risks and effectively plans to prevent and adequately control dust exposure?
A PLAYGROUND installation and landscaping contractor has been fined after failing to provide employees with adequate control measures to prevent exposure to respirable crystalline silica (RCS).
IN THE UK, workers required to wear respiratory protection are also required to pass an annual respirator fit test.
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