blogDriving a shared global approach to H&S in the construction sector
The significant increase in major construction projects throughout the likes of India and China is becoming more apparent than ever.
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newsFarm worker’s death leads to prosecution over exposure to toxic gases
A Dorset farm owner and his two businesses have been fined for serious safety failings after a 29 year-old worker died following exposure to toxic gases.
productEye site for work
Specsavers Corporate Eyecare’s new Eyecare At Work website at www.specsavers.co.uk/corporate has been specifically designed to inform and support employers and their employees.
productAnti-vibration hammer
Hultafors’ bricklayer’s hammer features a narrow straight chisel, nail puller and an ergonomic handle with an end stop.
newsFirm fined after worker seriously injured in scaffold fall
An Aberdeen-based building and joinery firm has been sentenced after a worker suffered serious injuries when he fell three metres from scaffolding that he was dismantling.
productPlatform supports NHS objectives
A wireless patient digitisation platform is being extended to address critical patient safety issues and enable improved patient monitoring and alerting both in hospital and at home.
articleA helping hand
The average hand is home to over 10 million bacteria, which can live on the hands for several hours. Bola Lafe, managing director, Aquaint hand sanitising water, examines the commercial impact on a business if there were to be an outbreak of illness or food poisoning caused by poor hand hygiene or a poor cleaning regime.
articleA day in the life of Mike Slater
Each issue HSM speaks to a member of the BOHS about the challenges and rewards of working as an occupational hygienist. This issue we talk to Mike Slater, occupation hygiene consultant and director at Diamond Environmental and BOHS President 2014/15.
newsRoofing company fined after worker’s death
A Northamptonshire roofing firm has been sentenced for serious safety failings, which emerged when a worker died after falling through a rooflight.
productFlu fighters
Teal Patents, a manufacturer of portable hand wash units – each requiring no access to mains water or drainage – has been working in partnership with healthcare organisations and NHS infection control departments for more than 15 years providing units to meet specific requirements.
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