Something in the air
Providing protection against potential respiratory hazards is essential, and employers need to make sure they get it right. George Elliott offers a four-step approach to choosing the right respiratory protective equipment (RPE).
Providing protection against potential respiratory hazards is essential, and employers need to make sure they get it right. George Elliott offers a four-step approach to choosing the right respiratory protective equipment (RPE).
Planning is the key to ensuring your health and safety arrangements really work and in the latest webinar from Southalls Ian Hatherly, Richard Denton, Sarah Leake and Caroline Lee looked at COSHH, asbestos and legionella, outlining challenges that their clients face today in terms of the increased focus on health and safety this year.
RPB HAS announce that the world’s lightest welding/grinding respirator the RPB Z4 is now available in the UK.
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.
THE WORKPLACE Heath Expert Committee has endorsed the reclassification of mild steel welding fumes as a human carcinogen.
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.
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.
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.
THERE ARE approximately 12,000 deaths each years due to occupational respiratory diseases, and the numbers have not decreased over the last few years.
A SPECIALITY Gas Company from the Midlands has been fined after an employee was overcome by vapour whilst disposing of redundant gas bottles.
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