Company and director fined for putting workers at welding fume risk
September 19, 2023
A West Midlands engineering company and its managing director have been fined for failing to protect their workers from welding fume. Read More
WHITEPAPER – How to tackle welding fume for everyone in your business
November 9, 2022
Welding fumes are toxic and can make you ill so how can you tackle welding fume for everyone in your business? Read More
Manufacturing firm guilty of repeated breaches of health and safety law
December 10, 2021
A company which manufactures perimeter protection products has been fined after repeated breaches of health and safety law over a period of eighteen months, including contravention of an Improvement Notice. Read More
BCGA highlights welding fume hazards in Safety Alert
September 21, 2021
The British Compressed Gases Association (BCGA) has issued a Safety Alert, highlighting the hazards from welding fume. Read More
HSE inspections focus on occupational lung disease
May 4, 2021
The Health and Safety Executive is inspecting fabricated metal businesses across Great Britain to check that they are managing the respiratory risks of welding fumes and metalworking fluids. Read More
Mild steel welding fume reclassified as a human carcinogen: How to avoid the damaging health effects of welding fume
February 19, 2020
A further look at the changes, what they mean for UK businesses and workers, and more importantly how you can ensure you comply with them. Read More
£12k fine for ignoring improvement notices
December 4, 2019
A Lincolnshire metal fabrication company has been fined for not complying with three HSE improvement notices. Read More
Message to spark action: Welding Fume Team
June 2, 2015
Exposure to welding fume can have a significant effect on health. Carole Daley explains what the Welding Fume Team is Read More
