newsSurvey reveals widespread workplace Covid failures
THE TUC’S 2020/21 survey of more than 2,100 workplace safety representatives, reveals that many employers are failing to follow Covid-secure rules and keep workers safe.
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newsDräger welcomes PACTS report recommendation on interlocks
DRÄGER SAFETY UK has welcomed the publication of the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety’s (PACTS) report into the use of interlock devices.
productVismo introduces new Wellbeing feature
VISMO ANNOUNCES its new Vismo Wellbeing feature, a new service designed to help organisations whose employees work from home [WFH] or elsewhere remotely.
productHytera radios deliver safer service
RETAILERS USE radios to deliver a better service to customers by ensuring reliable and instant communications between supervisors, salesfloor staff, stock rooms, warehouses, security and facilities management teams. Radios enable staff to deal with queries more quickly and to reduce customer waiting times. The faster and more efficient the service, the more likely the customer is to return and to recommend the store to others.
productMonitoring boundaries
Kelly Rose, editor of Health and Safety Matters, talks to Tim Turney, Global Marketing Manager at occupational health and workplace hazard monitoring expert Casella, about the use of boundary monitoring to identify potential hazards, ensure compliance and protect workers from health risks.
productCasella supports workplace social distancing
CASELLA HAS developed an innovative solution to simplify social distancing in the workplace with the launch of the Orbi-Trace smart tag. The solution provides simple proximity alerts all the way up to full effective contact tracing.
newsFine after chemical spill causes employees’ ill health
THE FABRICATION division of Nasmyth Technologies Limited has been fined after four employees were exposed to hazardous substances that caused significant ill health and time off work as a result.
productCommon mistakes put hearing at risk
NOISE IN the workplace poses significant risks to people’s hearing. Without the right tools and equipment to understand your workplace’s noise levels, you could be leaving employees open to suffering from hearing loss. Cirrus Research outlines the five most common mistakes employers make when it comes to noise in the workplace.
newsChemical manufacturer fined £560,000 after employee scalded
CALACHEM LIMITED, a chemical manufacturing company, has been fined after an employee was scalded with boiling water during a cleaning operation.
articleProtecting a nation
As employees continue to work from home and we are faced with a nation of lone workers, Chris Potts looks at how employers must adapt to adequately safeguard their employees.
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