articleA day in the life of Mary Cameron
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 Mary Cameron, occupational hygienist at Air Tech ECS.
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newsNew report shows standards contributed towards £billions of GDP growth
BSI, the business standards company, has published independent research from the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) demonstrating the economic benefits of standards to the UK and to individual UK businesses.
articleConstruction health and safety reimagined
The arrival of CDM 2015 hails more than just regulatory reform – the real shift in the way we manage construction health and safety is a behavioural one. iHasco’s Abigail Pears explores what CDM means for construction workflows.
articleFEM dock leveller regulations – one year on
In June 2014, members of the FEM (European Materials Handling Federation) Elevation Equipment Product Group issued new guidelines for customers, specifiers and end-users of dock levellers. One year on, HSM discovers what impact has this had on industry and the implications of non-compliance.
newsSafety at risk amid construction card fraud
One in five of those responsible for checking cards on construction sites have seen fake certification cards for construction workers in the past year, which means that some workers may not be qualified to do the jobs they are doing, according to a new survey.
articleTougher safety sentencing guidelines on the horizon
Improved clarity and simplicity of punishment guidelines related to health and safety failures by companies and organisations are set to be introduced. HSM asks Sunderland-based legislation experts, Cedrec what impact this could have.
newsWorldwide safety and health standard to move onto next development stage
A proposed new worldwide safety and health standard is set to move to its next stage of development and is well on target for its intended publication date of October next year.
productSafer culvert clean
Lanes Group has cleared 90 tonnes of silt and rubble from a large culvert to allow civil engineers to carry out a structural survey.
productTop safety accreditation
AFI has been awarded re-accreditation from Safecontractor for its commitment to achieving excellence in health and safety.
productNew online shop
Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum has announced the launch of the Vacuum Online Shop, an online store for its vacuum technological products and accessories.
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