newsTHE INSTITUTION of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has called on the British Government to work with policy makers, regulators, employers and worker representatives to increase awareness about asbestos.
newsA BLACKBURN based building contractor has been sentenced after unsafe work methods constituted a public risk and resulted in asbestos being disturbed.
newsTHE FIRST Friday of July every year is Action Mesothelioma Day, organised by the #ActionMeso campaign. The campaign aims to eradicate mesothelioma, which arises from exposure to asbestos.
productSINCE THE start of the Covid 19 pandemic and the PPE crisis we have seen FFP masks with “ear loops” being placed on the UK market. It has been apparent for a considerable time that there was significant concern over their ability to provide an adequate seal and to protect the wearer.
newsCARLSBERG HAS been fined £3 million after a contractor died and another was seriously injured following an ammonia gas leak at one of its breweries.
productTSI INTRODUCES enhancements in respirable silica monitoring on its SidePak™ Personal Aerosol Monitor. Now more than ever, respirable silica is a very prevalent occupational hazard requiring worker exposure monitoring.
productTHE ION Science mercury vapour Indicator (MVI) can detect continuously mercury and Shawcity says that unlike other technologies, does not saturate or rely on waiting for gold film to regenerate.
productJOIN JSP Safety for its Dust Kills! Webinar in support of the HSE’s current campaign to tackle the correct RPE selection in the workplace. The company will also be performing a live face fit test, before and after shaving! Don’t miss out on this free and insightful webinar.
newsTWO FORMER company directors have been sentenced and fined after a refurbishment project at a former department store was found to have disturbed asbestos containing materials (ACMs) while demolition work was still taking place.
productDESPITE ADVANCES in health and safety strategies and PPE, hydrogen sulfide was still responsible for 46 worker deaths between 2011 and 2017, according to the USA Bureau of Labour Statistics.
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