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The Shawcity annual brand survey

IF YOU use workplace safety monitoring instrumentation such as gas detection, Shawcity would like to hear from you! The 2024 brand survey is live and input from the health and safety community helps Shawcity to drive improvements for its industry customers.

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Conviction for illegal asbestos site

PDM INDUSTRIES has been handed fines and costs totalling £60,046 and its director, Peter Marquis, received a 42-week prison sentence (suspended for 18 months) and 200 hours of unpaid community work for his involvement in the offences.

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Rogue landlord put tenants lives at risk

A LANDLORD has been given a suspended sentence of 26 weeks and electronically tagged for 4 months after putting the lives of her tenants at risk by not maintaining gas appliances at a property in Kent.

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Choosing the best quantitative fit testing machine

WHILE RESPIRATORY protection is critical for employees in industries exposed to hazardous materials, its proper fit is equally crucial. Quantitative fit testing uses data to calculate the fit factor. The following considerations from TSI, will help you choose the right quantitative fit testing machine.

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All inclusive protection

Selecting respiratory protection equipment (RPE) for today’s diverse workforce can be a challenge – workers come in all shapes and sizes and it is essential the RPE is right for each individual. Ian Kelsall looks at the importance of inclusivity in RPE.

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Raising the bar

For both traditional and renewable energy, new technology keeps workers safer than ever before. Julian Jarvis looks at how connected safety raises the bar for gas detection.

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Detecting lethal hydrogen cyanide

DRÄGER HAS won a tender to upgrade mobile gas monitoring equipment to detect potentially lethal hydrogen cyanide (HCN) for five Fire and Rescue Services in the northwest of England and Northern Ireland.

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Understanding Chromium-6

CHROMIUM-6, also known as Chromium VI, CR VI, chrome, chromium, Cr, Cr6+, or hexavalent chromium, is a highly toxic and carcinogenic form of the element chromium.

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