articleBack to basics
What do health and safety professionals really need to know when it comes to RPE? Ian Kelsall takes things back to basics with the aim of improving understanding and confidence.
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articleThe right fit
PROTECTION FROM airborne hazards is critical, but a respirator is only effective if it face fit tested to the wearer. Tracy Vernon looks at the technologies and best practices for ensuring effective respiratory protection.
webinarThe point of PPE
In this webinar, the British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) will present “The point of PPE” and it will demonstrate clearly, concisely and convincingly the critical role that good PPE plays in keeping the UK’s workforce safe and healthy.
The webinar will demonstrate the challenge of inadequate PPE being acquired or provided to wearers and the potential risks which that can create. Good well specified and competently sourced PPE saves! It saves lives! When risks can’t be eliminated, PPE is essential, but only if it’s fit for purpose and properly specified.
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.
productFit testing systems that are changing the industry
ACCORDING TO Shawcity, quantitative face fit testing is the gold standard for assessing the seal of a respirator, providing objective data via a fit factor score.
productQuantitative face fit testing for the 21st Century
QUANTITATIVE FIT testing is comprised of two distinct technologies: Controlled Negative Pressure (CNP) and Ambient Particle Counting (APC).
productTested, trusted, traceable PPE
JSP WILL be showing the latest innovative, UK-manufactured safety products at The Health & Safety Event, 2025. Specialising in ‘above the neck’ PPE, JSP offer fully compatible sustainable safety solutions for today’s workplace.
productPureFlo respiratory protection by Gentex
PROVIDING RELIABLE, high-quality respiratory protection systems for workers in light- to heavy-duty environments has been PureFlo’s top priority since 1970.
newsStone company in the dock after failing to protect workers
A COMPANY that produces stone products and its director have been fined a total of just under £20,000 after repeatedly failing to protect workers from exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS).
newsBOHS launches free training for kitchen worktop workers
LEADING WORKPLACE health body, the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS), has released a free online training tool to help anyone working in the kitchen worktop industry understand and control the deadly disease which is killing UK workers.
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