newsHSE to inspect motor vehicle repair firms
THE HEALTH and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched 1,000 targeted inspections of motor vehicle repair businesses across Great Britain to tackle occupational asthma.
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newsSerious safety risks posed by unqualified contractors
THE BUILDING Engineering Services Association (BESA) and the Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA) have joined forces to warn that operatives often working for multi-trade firms are putting lives at risk by carrying out specialist work beyond their competence.
articleOccupational hazards – September 2025
How big an issue is climate change for safety and health professionals in their work? Dr Christopher Davis takes a look.
newsCall to get ahead of site cooling
AMID FORECASTS of a major boom in UK construction, Aggreko is advising construction managers to take steps to protect site productivity and worker welfare as extreme heat increasingly becomes the norm on building sites nationwide.
productPartnership will enhance ventilation management across social housing
ENVIROVENT HAS partnered with Vericon Systems, a manufacturer of remote technologies, to enable social housing providers to take advantage of the latest technology which gives them real-time visibility over environmental conditions within their properties.
productRite-Hite’s HVLS Revolution fan keeping climbers cool at Boulder Central
A HIGHLY efficient and reliable high volume, low speed (HVLS) Revolution industrial ceiling fan from Rite-Hite, a leading manufacturer of industrial health and safety equipment, is helping to effectively circulate air, control temperature and save energy at Boulder Central in the West Midlands.
articleLessons in air quality
Pupils and teachers deserve to have clean air in schools. Here, Mark Bouldin explains why we all need lessons to tackle a looming crisis.
productAirBench debuts new modular mist filter system
AIRBENCH HAS released an upgraded range of OMF mist filtration units to strengthen its range of coolant mist filters.
newsHard lessons learnt from college Covid tragedy
WHILE 10 Downing Street suffered the ignominy and political fallout of ‘partygate’, at least no-one died due to Covid controls not being followed. Sadly, the same may not have been true for Burnley College, the first education sector employer to be found to have broken health and safety legislation in relation to Covid failings.
newsSurvey reveals workers’ building concerns
HONEYWELL HAS released the results of a comprehensive study on workers’ perceptions and feelings on the health and safety of their workplace.
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