With its immense breadth of industry and commerce, the case for holding a health &
safety event in Scotland is compelling.Neal Stone explains how the seminar programme
has been designed with this breadth in mind and looks f
In the UK, it’s a legal requirement
for employers to provide training to
workers who will use abrasive wheel
machines.
‘A Guide to Abrasive Wheel
Safety’, the latest DVD video release
from Paragon Training, addresses
Maintenance work is key to any organisation running a safe and reliable operation. If well-planned it can save time and money, and yet is often overlooked as an inconvenience and simply a disruption to normal service. To help change this, the Health and Safety Executive is leading Britain’s launch of a new safety initiative.
September is always busy as companies working outside seek to complete contracts before the darker evenings and colder weather cause sites to slow down. It is also a highly active time for the BSIF made even more intense this year by an increased number of public campaigns and a renewed EU attention to ensure that the new PPE directive is delivered on time.
A group has been formed to represent the interests of companies manufacturing chemical containment products.
The lower level for hearing protection to be required was reduced last year from 85 decibels to 80 decibels.
Technical specialists in France identified that the test methods used to ensure that chemical resistant clothing complies with the PPE Directive do not provide consistent results with microporous materials
The BSIF has a special talent for combining with government agencies to develop initiatives designed to broaden awareness of good practice.
Last year, the EU Commission published interpretational documents to permit the marketing of medical devices as personal protection. While this avoided the nonsense of products needing to be marketed and sold separately, there are still some problem areas.
The Health & Safety ‘10 series of regional events crosses the border for the first time this September taking place at the Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh on the 15th and 16th September.HSM summarises what the event has to offer
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