productIN INDUSTRIES where employees are exposed to hazardous materials (chemical, physical or biological) as airborne contaminants, respiratory protection is a crucial component of workplace safety.
productASBESTOS IS still the number one cause of occupational deaths in the UK today, with over 5,000 recorded annually despite the fact it has been banned in the UK since 1999.
newsFAILURE TO prevent life-threatening diseases caused by dust at work is unacceptable, says the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), as it gears up for a summer targeting construction sites across Great Britain.
newsTHE BRITISH Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) has announced the agenda for the Fit2Fit and ISRP workshop on Respiratory Protection and Fit Testing taking place on Thursday 18 May 2023 at the CBS Arena, Coventry.
newsA JOINERY firm in South East London has been fined £20k for failing to control its employees’ exposure to wood dust.
newsAS MPs debate ‘Asbestos in workplaces’ today, the TUC is calling for a national plan to remove asbestos from all public and commercial buildings.
articleWhile greener fuels – such as hydrogen – are seeing increasingly widespread use to protect our planet, we must also consider the risks and dangers of these new forms of energy. David Head says there is a pressing need to understand the risk to ensure worker safety.
articleCraig Cowbrough talks to Mark Lynch of DMH about his use of cloud connected environmental sensor technology to help deliver better health and safety outcomes in the workplace.
newsASBESTOS RELATED diseases still claim 5,000 deaths every year. A long latency period means that very often several decades can pass before the onset of symptoms . For those who have been exposed to asbestos, the health implications can be devastating.
productAIRBENCH IS launching a new range of wet filtered downdraught benches.
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