newsCar sprayer develops occupational asthma
A CAR retailer operating across the South East of England has been fined after a car bodywork sprayer developed occupational asthma.
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newsMarine fishing company fined following crewman’s death
THE OPERATOR of a fishing vessel which lost a crewman overboard has admitted health and safety offences.
newsGMB highlights concerns for Amazon workers
AMAZON WAREHOUSES have been hit by more than 600 serious injuries or near misses in the past three years, a GMB investigation has found.
newsGlobal fire toxicity conference
AS PART of the review of Building Regulations (Approved Document B), and in response to emerging evidence on long-term firefighter health issues, the government is investigating whether the effects of fire toxicity should be a legal requirement when choosing materials for high risk buildings.
productAltro’s adhesive-free collection grows
Altro has added innovative new ranges to its award-winning, adhesive-free, sustainable floors to offer adhesive-free options for a host of applications in the building.
productTwo way radios for construction sites
Construction sites are busy, complex environments containing large numbers of people from many different trades all of whom need to be carefully coordinated and managed to keep the project on time and to budget.
articlePollution prevention
30 years ago all our major rivers were open sewers. Now we have otters in every English county and 97% of our bathing beaches pass European standards. But are England’s rivers still among the most polluted in Europe?
Here, Miles Hillmann asks Helen Wakeham from the Environment Agency (EA) about water pollution incidents in Britain and the value to companies and other organisations of public recognition through entering the BSIF Water Pollution Prevention Award.
productFume extraction solutions
Engweld provides a range of welding fume extraction solutions, including Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV), compliant with new regulations following the reclassification of mild steel welding fume as a human carcinogen.
newsFines for failed fire safety at student flats
THREE COMPANIES have been ordered to pay fines totalling £670,000 after admitting fire safety failings at a building used for student accommodation in Leeds.
newsContractors in dock after worker dies in Camden explosion
MATERIALS MOVEMENT Ltd and P J Labour Services Ltd have been fined after a worker was killed in an explosion at a demolition site.
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