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Bridget Leathley | Features | HSW | 04.02.2007
Despite the fact that asbestos is no longer used in the UK, the legacy of the estimated six million tonnes of it still present in our schools, hospitals, ships, offices and factories makes it the greatest single cause of work-related deaths in the country. Bridget Leathley finds the best sources of information online on managing the UK's greatest workplace killer.
New smoke-free legislation for England and Wales
Jocelyn Dorrell | Features | HSW | 01.02.2007
This year will see English and Welsh workplaces finally become smoke-free zones. In the first of a series of articles on the new legislation, Jocelyn Dorrell looks at signage, shelters and penalties
Key figures in UK health and safety
Louis Wustemann | Features | HSW | 01.02.2007
Key figures in UK health and safety highlight the issues they believe will keep us busy this year
Is fashionable PPE effective?
Chris Rochester | Features | HSW | 01.01.2007
Chris Rochester asks if fashionably styled PPE and work clothing is likely to be less effective at protecting employees or more so
Safety breaches in manufacturing SMEs
Lynne Oliver | Features | HSW | 04.12.2006
A survey by City & Guilds, carried out in order to understand both the challenges SMEs face when it comes to meeting HSE requirements and their employees' experience of workplace safety, finds them unprepared for the consequences of any safety breaches. Lynne Oliver analyses the findings.
Workplace transport: ruling out risk December
Louis Wustemann | Features | HSW | 02.12.2006
In the third of our series, Louis Wustemann considers training and instructions to promote safe behaviour around site vehicles.
Winter driving hazards
Charles Davis | Features | HSW | 02.12.2006
Road risks exist all year round; some are constant and some change with the seasons. In winter, many elements make driving particularly hazardous. So as the nights draw in, Charles Davis of RoSPA navigates employers safely through the season's driving hazards.
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.
Workplace transport: machine guards
Louis Wustemann | Features | HSW | 01.11.2006
In the second part of our series on workplace transport, Louis Wustemann gets into safe vehicles.
Workplace Health Connect
Louis Wustemann | Features | HSW | 01.11.2006
Following the launch of the government's Workplace Health Connect consultancy, aimed at giving SMEs advice on issues from absence management to musculoskeletal disorders, businesses have got more than they bargained for. Louis Wustemann and Jocelyn Dorrell investigate.
Examining safety procedures for deaf people
Liz Parslow | Features | HSW | 01.11.2006
Every day, deaf people are exposed to unnecessary, life-threatening dangers because there is little or no access to fire alarm warnings for deaf people in commercial, public-access buildings and workplaces. Liz Parslow of Deaf Alerter examines the different options for warning systems and evacuation methods.
Fatigue at work
Lucie Ponting | Features | HSW | 01.08.2006
Fatigue at work dents productivity and can lead to accidents. Lucie Ponting sends a wake-up call.
A well-stocked first aid kit
Samantha Chalk | Features | HSW | 01.08.2006
When it comes to deciding what first-aid equipment to keep on site, you probably don't want to learn by experience. Finding yourself short of some vital item to treat an injured employee could be at best uncomfortable and at worst harrowing for everyone involved. Samantha Chalk of St John Supplies advises on the contents of a well stocked first-aid kit.
Managing special events
Sara Bean | Features | HSW | 01.08.2006
If your organisation is hosting an event this summer, chances are they'll call on you as the person responsible for health and safety to ensure it all goes smoothly and safely. From summer parties and open days to music festivals, Sara Bean looks at the safe way to manage special events.
Screen-based training
Mike Denton | Features | HSW | 01.08.2006
Tony Dervan of EssentialSkillz argues that screen-based training and assessments can take the drudgery out of DSE compliance.
Regulations on employee involvement
Lawrence Bamber | Features | HSW | 01.07.2006
As the HSC consults on changing the rules on employee involvement, Lawrence Bamber summarises the existing regulations for studentsfor the NEBOSH National Certificate
The business case for health and safety improvements
Lawrence Bamber | Features | HSW | 01.06.2006
In the latest of his series of primers for students of the NEBOSH National Certificate, Lawrence Bamber looks at making the business case for health and safety improvements.
Advice on PPE inventory control
Sandie Morris | Features | HSW | 01.06.2006
Sandie Morris of BuckHickman InOne offers some advice on PPE inventory control.
Purchasing safety shoes
Graham Buckley | Features | HSW | 01.06.2006
Graham Buckley reports on some tests that show not all safety shoes are what they seem.
RoSPA Congress 2006
Louis Wustemann | Features | HSW | 01.06.2006
Louis Wustemann reports back from two big fixtures of the health and safety conference season.
How to wear your PPE
Ian Samson | Features | HSW | 01.06.2006
Ian Samson of DuPont explains why how you put on your PPE and take it off is as vital as actually wearing it.
Stress: The assessment stage
Dr Rosemary Anderson | Features | HSW | 01.06.2006
In the third and last of her series on effective stress risk auditing, Rosemary Anderson moves on to the risk assessment itself.
Health and safety for volunteering employees
Becky Allen | Features | HSW | 01.05.2006
When companies are investing time and money keeping their staff safe and healthy at work, how do they ensure the same level of care applies to volunteering employees? Becky Allen investigates.
Improving your safety record
Lucie Ponting | Features | HSW | 01.05.2006
A growing number of industries are signing companies up to promise to improve their safety records. Lucie Ponting reports on the results so far.
Employing young people
Sara Bean | Features | HSW | 01.05.2006
It is always distressing to hear of serious injuries or fatalities sustained at work, but it is often most disturbing when the victim is a young person just beginning their working life. Young people new to the world of work need special care, Sara Bean reports.
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