A number of English football clubs have banned vuvuzelas from their grounds on match days on account of safety concerns.

Maintenance products supplier Brammer has issued a warning to industry about the need to limit employees’ exposure to hand-arm vibration caused by older equipment, in the light of legislation effective from July this year.



International integrated energy and refining company, ConocoPhillips has been praised by a medical research charity for an initiative that promotes awareness of the dangers of noise-induced hearing loss.

The majority of employers are not ready to make adjustments that address hearing loss among older employees.

An overview of the challenges in managing vibration risks is available in a new report published by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work.

A Lincoln sheet-metal fabricator has appeared in court in what the HSE believes is the first proactive prosecution for potentially dangerous noise levels in ten years.

A Hampshire engineering firm has been fined £10,500 for failing to protect a worker from exposure to vibration in the workplace.

With about 22,000 staff plus 12,000 freelancers on location all around the world, the BBC needs robust safety management procedures to deal with the myriad risks and hazards its employees face. A major challenge is managing the performance of live classical music safely, so Ruth Hansford explains the work underway at the corporation to ensure everybody knows the score.

Cameron Clark considers a recent court case that could increase employers’ liability by imposing a stricter duty on organisations to provide and maintain a safe workplace.

David Leonard outlines the problems of relying on the Single Number Rating (SNR) system for determining the effectiveness of hearing protection, and suggests other methods to use in the development of a successful hearing conservation programme.

With the decline of heavy industry in the UK, hand-arm vibration is no longer a top-of-the-agenda health and safety issue but some 2 million people are still at risk from the harmful effects of uncontrolled exposure. Brian Mallon provides a reminder of the problems it can cause, and what must be done to avoid them.

In the first of a double-header on tool vibration, Andrew Sansom looks at the current legal landscape, and finds out what is being done to address a gap in understanding among employers.

In advance of Noise Action Week, which runs from 26-30 April, Barbour Environment, Health & Safety has added ‘The Barbour Resource Pack: ‘Noise at Work’ to its range of resources.

A hearing research charity has published information for tinnitus sufferers to help them manage the condition.

A new initiative has been launched to encourage manufacturers to make quieter machinery and businesses to use it, in a bid to reduce noise-related ill health in the workplace.

BSI British Standards has published revised guides to the evaluation of human exposure to vibration in buildings.

The Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID) is helping to increase awareness and understanding of noise at work legislation in the entertainment sector

Brüel and Kjær UK is running a series of sound and vibration training courses this autumn, designed not only for its customers but also for those seeking a good understanding about noise effects in everyday life.

Representing a reported saving of up to £1400, a limited special offer on its noise-at-work kit has been announced by Casella CEL.

On show will be the dBadge noise dosimeter, which, Casella says, has been redesigned for extra robustness, so it can be used in the harshest of environments with absolute reliability. New product...

Reactec says its awardwinning HAVmeter system is now being used by more than 140 organisations across the UK to protect workers against hand arm vibration syndrome (HAVS).

For hearing protection to be really effective it has to be easy to use, fit well, and be comfortable to wear, says Ultimate Ear Protection.