August 14, 2023
Dr Karen McDonnell, RoSPA’s Occupational Health and Safety Policy Adviser and Head of RoSPA Scotland, looks at how health and safety practitioners can help prevent exposure to hazardous substances. Read More
April 6, 2022
From April, health and safety inspectors across Great Britain will be visiting business within woodworking industries such as sawmilling, manufacture of composite boards, and carpentry, as well as other industries where wood dust exposure can occur. Read More
December 23, 2021
The health and wellbeing of our country’s workforce has never been more important, especially for the hidden heroes working in the manufacturing sector. Indoor air quality is rapidly climbing the boardroom agenda, as all companies continue to make workplaces COVID-19 secure, to minimise the spread of all kinds of respiratory health challenges. Read More
November 9, 2021
With COP26 in full swing, SHP looks at how the effects of climate change are seeping into the workplace, and what businesses can do to safeguard staff. Read More
February 24, 2020
A car retailer operating across the South East of England has been fined after a car bodywork sprayer developed occupational asthma. Read More
July 5, 2018
Russell Corlett, Health & Safety Director at Peninsula, provides some advice for employers on dealing with second hand smoke, particularly from wildfires. Read More
September 14, 2017
A company which had been served with three improvement notices relating to occupational asthma has avoided further action. Read More
February 4, 2015
Occupational asthma remains a serious workplace issue. The HSE Asthma Partnership Board brings together organisations to collaborate on research findings Read More
October 29, 2014
Control strategies for long latency occupational disease tend to target workers’ respiratory health. But as Chris Keen explains, skin absorption Read More
October 20, 2014
Asthma is a common breathing problem, of global concern. Everyday, my clinical practice confirms this. While patients tell us that Read More