articleEnd the trend
Reducing cases of occupational lung disease is not going to be easy as it will entail educating employers and employees alike. Megan McConville questions why despite better knowledge, why the figures have not reduced.
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productWelding fume changes
THE WORKPLACE Heath Expert Committee has endorsed the reclassification of mild steel welding fumes as a human carcinogen.
productShawcity announces exclusive product
EXCLUSIVE TO Shawcity, OHD’s Quantifit Respirator Fit Tester is the breakthrough in portable mask-fit technology, using Controlled Negative Pressure (CNP) instead of traditional aerosol particle counting.
productNew JSP Springfit Mask offers unrivalled fit
JSP HAS launched the new Springfit fold flat disposable mask with a unique endoskeleton structure which guarantees each mask keeps its shape, increasing performance and maintaining rigidity.
product4 in 1 protection from JSP
THE POWERCAP Infinity is the very latest in Powered Air Purifying Respiratory technology offering 4 in 1 fully integrated protection to the head, eye/face, hearing and respiratory protection in one intuitive lightweight head mounted unit.
newsRaising respiratory awareness in workers
THERE ARE approximately 12,000 deaths each years due to occupational respiratory diseases, and the numbers have not decreased over the last few years.
newsSpeciality Gas company fined after employee overcome by fumes
A SPECIALITY Gas Company from the Midlands has been fined after an employee was overcome by vapour whilst disposing of redundant gas bottles.
productDisposable respirator offers durability
The new JSP Flexinet respirator is
reported to offer all the benefits of
expensive high filtration respirators
at the price of a disposable. It comes
in two sizes, and four different
filtration specifications which
prov
productRespiratory protection urged
By supporting ‘Clean Air? Take
Care!’, a joint initiative between the
BSIF and the HSE, Arco is
encouraging businesses to ensure
workers are fitted with adequate
respiratory protection. The
campaign aims to help reduce
productWelding talk
3M held two presentations at
the Association of Welding
Distributors (AWD)
inaugural Fume Focus
Group Seminar this April.
Part of the AWD’s
Welding World exhibition
which took place at Crewe Hall,
Cheshire, the semi
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