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Skin book launched by HSE

News | HSW | 01.12.2006

Minimising spillage and leaks

Richard Proctor | Features | HSW | 01.11.2006

Eliminating spills from the workplace would involve eliminating carelessness, lapses of attention, even sheer bloody-mindedness, from human behaviour - but even then there would still be simple bad luck. Richard Proctor of Darcy Products shows how to prepare for workplace leaks and spillages.

Occupational asthma

Lawrence Bamber | Features | HSW | 01.11.2006

The UK has one of the highest rates of occupational asthma in the world, and it is still rising. Around a million people with existing asthma symptoms find that their working environment irritates their breathing system and makes the condition worse. Lawrence Bamber looks at occupational asthma, respiratory sensitisers and COSHH.

Photo-Me in frame for biggest COSHH fine

Prosecutions and Claims | 01.11.2006

Regulations require checks for ill health in staff

Lucie Ponting | Features | HSW | 01.10.2006

Regulations increasingly require businesses to check staff for signs of ill health. Lucie Ponting reports how surveillance to find the early signs of work-related ill health range from simple self-assessment, through to checks by occupational health professionals.

MoD pays £260,000 to latex allergy sufferer

Prosecutions and Claims | 01.08.2006

REACH chemicals Regulation

Paul Reeve | Features | HSW | 01.05.2006

As the smoke begins to clear around the new EU chemicals regime, Paul Reeve looks at how it will fit with COSHH and other UK regulations.

Chlorine gas leak pollutes hotel's safety record

Prosecutions and Claims | 01.05.2006

Hazardous substances revisited

Robin Howie | Features | HSW | 01.11.2005

HSE has published 3 guidance documents on controlling hazardous substances and occupational hygienist Robin Howie finds flaws in their control approach

Monitoring under COSHH

Peter Ellis | Features | HSW | 01.11.2005

Peter Ellis investigates the difficulties with monitoring for substances under the new Control Of Substances Hazardous To Health Regulations in smaller organisations

Preventing skin disease

Carol Davis | Features | HSW | 01.09.2005

Skin disease affects people in nearly all British industries causing suffering and financial loss. Carol Davis reports on the team approach to preventing work-related dermatitis

Preventing work-related skin disease

Bob Rajan | Features | HSW | 01.09.2005

HSE's Bob Rajan and Nick Vaughan put a safe distance between us and chemicals to prevent work-related skin disease.

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