The latest 2010/11 figures from the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) show that 171 workers were killed at work, up from 147 fatalities in the previous 12 months. While, an estimated 1.2 million people who worked during the last year were suffering from an illness that they believed was caused or made worse by their current or past work, down from 1.3 million in 2009/10.
Get up to 25% discount when you trade-in an old noise measurement instrument with Cirrus Research…
Simple ideas are the best and the Pulsar “Noise Assessor†series couldn’t be simpler. It is said to be the preferred solution of busy Health & Safety professionals to find the source of noise.
The entire campus network of Forth Valley College, Scotland’s fifth largest college, is now fitted with specialist evacuation chairs to provide a safer escape for students and staff with mobility problems in an emergency.
The blower-powered ‘JetBlack’ from Air Control Industries is a safe and effective tool for cleaning and de-dusting operations in factory environments, for personnel, plant/machinery and components. It is available in either a wall mounted or portable format, and it removes dust, fibres, debris and liquids quickly and efficiently…
The Purair breathing air trailers from
Breathe Safety are suited to a variety of
industries such as petrochemical,
nuclear and pharmaceutical where
breathable air is required for a long
duration in hazardous atmospheres.
Scarborough-based Castle Group
has become approved to offer
calibration on BW (by Honeywell)
gas detectors. The company has
added this to the broadening range
of equipment it can offer for
calibration and can provide th
Instrumentation specialist Quantitech
has supplied the Scottish
Environment Protection Agency
(SEPA) with a range of the latest
environmental monitoring
technologies that will be used by the
Airborne Hazards Emergency
Supplier and manufacturer of Local
Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) products
Flextraction, is launching a new
range of vehicle exhaust extraction
systems to provide environmental
protection for operatives working in
garage rep
A dedicated CO2 data logger is a
recent addition to Gemini Data
Loggers Tinytag range.
The CO2 logger is suited to indoor
building monitoring, playing a key
role in helping to verify that
ventilation systems are
perf
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