productFume extraction meets welding requirements
New from Wilkinson Star is the F-Tech Fume technology product range of high vacuum fume extraction systems and welding torches.
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newsDouble prosecution for inadequate asbestos removal
PROPERTY OWNER Michael Cutmore and building contractors B and S BM Limited have both been sentenced after a refurbishment project of an old hotel was found to contain asbestos containing materials (ACMs) on site while work was still taking place.
newsCollege fined for asbestos failings
NEWNHAM COLLEGE has been fined for failings that exposed employees and subcontractors to asbestos during refurbishment of a flat owned by the college.
newsIllegal gas work put homes at risk
AN UNREGISTERED plumbing and heating contractor has been fined for carrying out illegal gas work that put a number of homes at risk.
newsPublication of new NI Workplace Exposure Limits
NEW AND revised Workplace Exposure Limits (WELs) for thirteen substances listed in the European Commission’s Directive (EU) 2017/2398, which amends the Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive 2004/37/EC, have been published.
newsChef injured in restaurant gas explosion
THE FORMER bosses of a Cradley Heath Indian restaurant have been handed suspended prison sentences and the company fined £175,000 after a chef suffered serious burns from a dangerous tandoor oven.
newsElectrician prosecuted for illegal gas work
A SELF-employed electrician has been sentenced after conducting gas work he was not registered or competent to do.
productDust Control: Filtration & Extraction Equipment
Envirogard (a division of Specialist Hires Limited) supplies specialist dust and fume control equipment to contractors across mainland UK.
articleDust monitor
Josh Thomas discusses the risks associated with dust at quarries, and highlights the vital role of monitoring.
newsQuarry workers more likely to die from COPD
A QUARRY Worker is five times more likely to die from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), than a worker in the general population.
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