newsIN 2019 Health and Safety Executive reported that 1.4 million workers suffered from an illness or injury that was caused within or by their place of work. For those in the construction industries, these health risks increase substantially, due to exposure to harmful materials and high-risk work environments.
newsJUDGE MELANIE Greally imposed a fine of €100,000 on McAleer & Rushe Contracts UK Ltd, a UK-registered construction company following an earlier guilty plea to a charge under the Safety, Health & Welfare at Work (Exposure to Asbestos Regulations) 2006 and 2010 at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
newsTHE PARENT company of Swindon-based Oak Furnitureland has been fined nearly £400,000 for failing to protect its employees from hazardous and explosive conditions at its premises in Cheney Manor Industrial Estate.
articleWhen it comes to explosive gases, especially in confined spaces, it is imperative that you make the right decisions for which portable device to use. Here, Phil Saxton gives an insight into infra-red sensors versus catalytic sensors.
newsHSE IS reminding employers that they must protect their workers’ health by controlling the risks from welding fume.
newsACE RECYCLING (NI) Limited and its sole director have been fined a total of £28,000 for health and safety breaches, including failing to ensure a suitable and sufficient assessment was completed to identify the presence of asbestos at a former factory site at Shaerf Drive, Lurgan.
productThroughout 2020, Casella has aligned a series of one-day courses on Air Sampling and Noise Monitoring in the workplace, hosted at its headquarters in Bedford.
newsA SELF-employed gas fitter has been jailed after working on gas appliances while unregistered.
productAirBench Ltd are pleased to announce the release of AirBench DB, a compact drop-in downdraught bench designed for light duty dust and fume extraction.
productWith the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) announcing that they will be conducting targeted site inspections on metal fabrication organisations in the first quarter of 2020, are your procedures up to date?
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