Companies need to take a proactive approach to managing exposure to HAV, and Andrew Mee gives an insight into how you can get to grips with the law.

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Electrical safety for a West End Theatre company involves testing in situations where access is tricky. Seaward explains how their engineers work in these restrictive situations.

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This month we put BSIF member Neil O'Regan in the spotlight to share the importance of monitoring and measuring workplace hazards.

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For the thousands of workers in electrical engineering, the risk of an arc flash incident is a daily reality. Until now, employers have had to balance protection against wearer comfort. Gordon Burns describes the latest developments in PPE.

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The manufacturing industry is going through a period of significant change with automation, nanotechnology and changing work patterns all playing a part. At The Health & Safety Event, the British Safety Council will host an educational session centred around its new thought leadership paper, which features expert opinion on a number of the issues affecting the manufacturing sector now and in the future. Here, it provides a sneak preview of some of the key themes

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Portable appliance use is widespread across all industries, from a small-scale office to a large construction site. There is a clear business need for expertise in how often and how much Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) is necessary; to gain the benefit of that equipment while avoiding unnecessary cost.

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Managing director of Derbyshire-based Thermal Fluid Solutions (TFS), Richard Franklin, explains why companies with hazardous work conditions need to adopt a continuous risk assessment and management programme, and how doing so can save money as well as lives.

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Arc Flash Protection specialist, ProGARM, in conjunction with the British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF), has commissioned a new study into electrical safety across UK industry in a bid to shine a spotlight on the potentially life changing and threatening risks of Arc Flash. Alarmingly, it reveals not only a lack of awareness at every level to current safety standards governing Arc Flash, but an apparent failure from employers to properly educate staff about this high-risk threat.

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Casella, a new member of the Federation, reduces occupational health and environmental risks through a core competence in dust, noise and vibration monitoring instrumentation.

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Unintended movement of plant machinery occurs when inadvertent operation of a control such as a switch, lever or pedal occurs, causing unintended machine movement which can potentially cause serious injuries and fatalities. HSM explores a new publication which has been developed in conjunction with the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), in a bid to prevent this from happening.

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John Ingram, global product manager at Kee Safety, explains why contractors should be paying attention to the BSI Standard for ‘Safety of Machinery – Permanent means of access to machinery’ and specifying self-closing safety gates.

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A cobot or co-robot (from collaborative robot) is a robot intended to physically interact with humans in a shared workspace such as a warehouse. This is in contrast with other industrial robots, designed to operate autonomously or with limited guidance.

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Liesbet De Soomer, marketing manager for EMEA, Newell Brands (DYMO) believes it's up to employers to have a basic understanding of why labelling is important to ensure their staff are kept safe and are well looked after in the workplace on a day to day basis.

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Simon Nash, CEO of Cresatech, reveals how new technology is helping to alleviate the human and operational costs of copper theft.

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Every year, a significant number of people are killed by accidents involving mobile plant in the workplace, and many more are injured. For safe workplaces Keith Dunbar, SHEQ manager at MRS Training & Rescue, says there should be more emphasis on site design and preventing pedestrians coming within the area of operation of mobile plant.

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Like most industries, the health and safety sector is adapting when it comes to advances in technology. Companies are constantly competing for the most viable method of incorporating technology into smaller, more affordable devices in an attempt to stay ahead of the curve. HSM asks Andy Mee, technical director at HAVi why many health and safety service providers are looking at ways to properly take advantage of this ‘technological revolution’.

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John Shelton, managing director at Svantek examines recent developments in the assessment of hand-arm vibration exposure from the operation of plant and machinery.

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The Control of Electromagnetic Fields at Work Regulations 2016, also known as the EMF Regulations, have been published and came into force on 1 July 2016. Employers now need to be aware of a new requirement to carry out an EMF Risk Assessment, warns North East legislation analysts Cedrec.

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Amy Lyons of Seaward looks at the measures needed to maintain electrical safety in the workplace.

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Smaller assembly tools, such as nutrunners, pose just as great a health and safety risk as hammer tools when it comes to industrial noise and vibration, says Bill Harrison, technical manager at calibration specialist Trescal UK.

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for all-round edge protection at height

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The HVM200 is a small rugged vibration meter with built in Wi-Fi that can be used to measure hand-arm, whole body and general vibration.

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Large goal post barrier designed to protect doorways from impacts.

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16.5m Van Mounted Boom Lift

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The magnetic safety sensors serve to monitor the position of sliding, hinged and removable safety guards.

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Safety switches with separate actuators are suitable for sliding, hinged and particularly removable safety guards,

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By wearing the Tango™ TX1, your workers will be the safest single gas monitor users in the world. A 3-year runtime and patent pending DualSense™ Technology increases worker safety, regardless of bump test frequency, while reducing overall costs.

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Reach heights between 7.80m - 33.70m

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The Microdust Pro is a real-time hand-held, data logging instrument for the detection of airborne dusts, fumes and aerosols.

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Designed to support repetitive and difficult to handle goods and parts and reduce manual handling.

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Hose and Cable management is a major factor in health and safety in the workplace and the Kiowa AV Slow Retraction reel is a must.

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The suction pad holder/receiver is designed for use with the Skipper XS unit (although it can be used as a standard tape receiver).

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Reach heights between 15.45m - 47.70m

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The safety dispenser provides easy access to safety equipment such as ear buds and safety goggles.

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For 60 years, Fronius has been carrying out research and development of battery chargers. Many years of experience guarantee maximum reliability in heavy-duty industrial use.

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