Raising respiratory awareness in workers
THERE ARE approximately 12,000 deaths each years due to occupational respiratory diseases, and the numbers have not decreased over the last few years.
THERE ARE approximately 12,000 deaths each years due to occupational respiratory diseases, and the numbers have not decreased over the last few years.
BOC is the largest provider of industrial, medical and special gas products in the UK and Ireland. The company has been producing atmospheric gases, including Oxygen, Nitrogen and Argon for over 120 years. Its portfolio today includes thousands of different gases and mixtures, as well as related equipment and services.
CONSTRUCTION FIRMS across Great Britain will be targeted on their health standards by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) it has been announced.
THE OWNER of a County Londonderry Fireplace business has been sentenced for carrying out unregistered gas work. Mr Henderson pleaded guilty to nine Gas Regulation breaches and was sentenced to four months imprisonment suspended for two years.
A BRISTOL-based construction company has been sentenced for carrying out unlicensed asbestos work.
WILLMOTT PARTNERSHIP Homes Ltd has been fined after exposing members of the public to carbon monoxide fumes.
YORKSHIRE WATER Services Ltd has been sentenced today after a fitter suffered fatal burns when his clothing was ignited by sparks.
Pollution is on everyone’s lips but no one considered the quality of the air within workplaces. This air may be endangering our health. Find out how to run a successful business and keep your employees healthy.
CASELLA’S MICRODUST Pro is a real-time hand-held, data logging instrument for the detection of airborne dusts, fumes and aerosols. It is ideal for walk-through surveys and for checking the effectiveness of control measures.
THE HSE’S push on employee health and safety is at the forefront of everyone’s minds at the moment. Exposure to environmental hazards in the workplace has been difficult to monitor, but the ProtectoScan EDI from Extractability will change that.
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