August 12, 2022
SHP hears from Gail Grace, a work-life balance coach discussing work-life balance as a mother and having confidence in yourself in the workplace. Gail focuses on the importance of self-care and prioritising your health and well-being. Read More
August 12, 2022
This week the articles most read on SHP have been: Mining company fined £3.6m after electricians sustain burns, How the PUWER regulations can help reduce risk in the workplace, £600K fine for construction company after death of seven-year-old, ‘But… What do we do about the dimwits?’ and ‘Poison of the ear’ – Ototoxicity in industry. Read More
August 11, 2022
Exposure to ototoxic chemicals can cause headaches, dizziness, tinnitus (ringing inside the ears) and occupational-induced hearing loss (OIHL). However, some OHS professionals may only recently be aware of ototoxicity, also known as ‘poison of the ear’. Read More
August 10, 2022
A civil engineering firm has been fined £600K for safety breaches after a seven-year-old child became trapped and suffocated on a construction site. Read More
August 9, 2022
SHP hears from the UK Hearing Conservation Association as they introduce their first Conference; Listen Up to be held on 3 November 2022 in Manchester. Read More
August 9, 2022
The Health & Safety Executive will fine companies that expose workers to hazardous excessive levels of vibrations. Yet the organisation’s own guidance doesn’t require businesses to continually monitor workers. Russ Langthorne of HAVSPRO considers why it’s time for real-time monitoring and measurement to be mandated in the regulations. Read More
August 9, 2022
Fleet operators who cannot see what is happening in vehicle cabs have a risk management blind spot, which can be solved by introducing in-cab cameras, according to vehicle tracking provider Crystal Ball. Read More
August 9, 2022
Upon the identification of the safety concerns around use of compact angle grinders on site, Bougues invited manufacturers to develop a prototype that met its strict safety requirements. Read More
August 8, 2022
Think about how much workplaces have changed, even in just the last 30 years. Whether we’re talking about the office, a construction site, a theme park or a hospital, emerging technologies, better manufacturing processes and automation has seen new equipment brought in to make our work more efficient. This equipment, from a tunnel-boring machine preparing the way for a new underground line, to the (now) humble laptop, often brings risk with it... Read More
August 8, 2022
A mining company has been fined after two electricians suffered severe burns in separate incidents. Read More
August 5, 2022
In his latest blog, Tim Marsh discusses our collective approach to risk… Read More
August 5, 2022
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is investigating the death of a 27-year-old worker at a steelworks in Scunthorpe. Read More
August 4, 2022
Today, sustainability is more important than ever. In fact, a recent survey showed that 61% of consumers have actively reduced their use of single-use plastics. In turn, this has the ability to drive trends. Read More
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