newsTYNE AND Wear Metro operator, Nexus, has been fined £1.5 million after pleading guilty to an offence under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974., for failing to ensure the safety of staff.
productMANAGING HEALTH and safety in any organisation is a challenge that comes with a significant amount of responsibility. Whether it’s fire safety, manual handling, vibration or noise, each workplace risk is accompanied by a host of specific regulations, complex procedures and advanced equipment.
podcastEPISODE 16 of the Health & Safety Matters (HSM) podcast is now available and it focuses on answering listeners’ questions on how to protect against knife injuries.
productEMERGENCY SAFETY showers and eye wash stations are essential for sites where workers could come into contact with hazardous chemicals.
productINTRODUCING THE Pulsar NoisePen noise dosimeter for safe socially distanced measurement of an individual’s noise exposure.
productDESIGNED TO be attached to a Hughes emergency tank shower, this new ladder platform enables easy access to the tank for maintenance and inspection purposes.
newsEVERY NEW All Lane Running (ALR) motorway will open with radar technology in place to spot stopped or broken-down vehicles quickly.
newsHEALTH AND Safety Matters has a number of webinars planned in the coming weeks that offer CPD to attendees and feature high profile speakers from the Health and Safety Executive, British Safety Industry Federation, BAFE and more.
productEMPLOYEE HEALTH and wellbeing specialists, Healthy Performance, provide an array of services to UK and global organisations such as onsite health assessments, online mental health platforms and online lifestyle assessments.
newsNEW RESEARCH from Brake, the road safety charity, and the insurer Direct Line, has revealed that stress and anger behind the wheel has increased since the first national lockdown, in March 2020, and that drivers themselves admit that these negative moods are having a detrimental effect on their driving behaviour.
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