Personal Protection Equipment Industry News
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An all-party group has called for asbestos to be removed from the 75 per cent of schools in Britain that contain the deadly substance.In a recently published report, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Occupational Safety and Health said the presence of asbestos in schools was "endangering liv... read the full article on Respiratory protection required if schools removal proposal goes ahead
Asbestos can pose a serious disease risk to workers unless tightly controlled conditions are enforced, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has said.Fibres from materials constructed using asbestos can cause a number of serious diseases - including cancer and scarring of the lungs - and untrained w... read the full article on Respiratory protection required for asbestos removal
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a warning to industry workers about the dangers of extrinsic allergic alveolitis (EAA).EAA is a group of lung diseases that are caused by something originating outside the body that triggers an abnormally increased body reaction and leads to inflammat... read the full article on Respiratory protection required to prevent farmer's lung
On Tuesday February 21st 2012, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will be giving a presentation in Knutsford, Cheshire, for members of the construction industry.The HSE is responsible for providing advice on aspects of safety such as protective workwear requirements and risk assessments, and the ... read the full article on Protective workwear requirements and other advice on offer
First aid kit awareness poor, says survey
30-01-2012
After a recent survey of commercial kitchen workers revealed that 60 per cent of commercial kitchen workers had found vital items missing from their first aid kit, some employers are clearly not taking the issue as seriously as they should.A further 37 per cent of those surveyed did not know where t... read the full article on First aid kit awareness poor, says survey
HSE issues explosive warning
27-01-2012
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a warning to employers to make sure that work involving explosive substances is properly managed.Section 5 (1) of the Dangerous Substances and Explosives Atmospheres Regulations 2002 states: "Where a dangerous substance is or is liable to be pres... read the full article on HSE issues explosive warning
HSE issues respiratory protection guidelines
26-01-2012
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued guidelines regarding the use of respiratory protection.By law, employers are obliged to prevent or control the exposure of employees and others to hazardous substances in the workplace.The first priority should be to try to eliminate hazards where pos... read the full article on HSE issues respiratory protection guidelines
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned construction firms to ensure that safe systems of work are in place when their employees are operating at height.Falls from height are one of the most common causes of serious accidents in the workplace and in the period 2010-11, 760 people were hurt ... read the full article on Fall arrest equipment can be part of safe systems
Following the launch of the government's Red Tape Challenge and the Lofstedt review, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is proposing that several redundant regulations and orders are scrapped.A consultation launched yesterday (January 23rd) and ending on March 12th 2012, will look into the me... read the full article on Out with the old, in with the new for safety regulations
Protective workwear was required on site in Sheffield yesterday (January 22nd) as demolition workers brought down a 45-metre high chimney stack.It was one of the last buildings to be cleared from a 50-acre site of a former stainless steel plant owned by Finnish company Outokumpu.The work was handled... read the full article on Protective workwear required as chimney comes down
