HAVS diagnosis leads to sentencing for firm and director
August 12, 2019
A rock drilling and cliff stabilisation firm and its director have been sentences after multiple workers were diagnosed with hand arm vibration syndrome. Read More
HAVS: Firm fined for putting workers’ health at risk
November 20, 2018
HSE found no measures had been put in place to control exposure to vibration when using pneumatic tools and nothing was implemented to control workers’ exposure to respirable crystalline silica while stripping and replacing furnace linings. Read More
Tackling occupational hygiene
June 28, 2018
The collective movement for solving issues surrounding work related ill health continues to gain momentum, highlighted in the HSE Help Read More
Workplace monitoring: Who, what, when, why, how?
September 23, 2016
By Jim Struthers, Casella sales manager In my previous articles in this series for SHP readers (United worker responsibility: Critical Read More
£200k fine following HAVS cases
May 18, 2016
A pipe manufacturing company based in Newport has been fined for safety failings after seven reported cases of Hand Arm Read More
Exposure to vibration lands companies in court
April 29, 2016
Two Derbyshire-based construction firms have been sentenced to fines totalling nearly £300,000 for safety breaches as a result of separate Read More
Writing a sound masking specification
March 30, 2016
By Niklas Moeller High percentages of open plan space, low partitions and movable walls are just a few of the Read More
