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If the mask fits
Helen Collins | Features | HSW | 09.08.2007
Helen Collins takes a deep breath and explains the ins and outs of face fit testing for RPE
Refusal to wear PPE
Lucie Ponting | Features | HSW | 09.08.2007
What can you do if employees won't wear their protective gear? Lucie Ponting has the answer.
Keeping lone workers safe
Features | HSW | 12.07.2007
Daniel Riley says that lone workers may benefit from communications technology as part of a broader support package.
Providing safety instructions
Lucie Ponting | Features | HSW | 15.06.2007
Lucie Ponting reports on a just-in-time method of providing safety instructions, where the writing is anywhere but on the wall.
Just another hazard
Oliver Brennan | Features | HSW | 01.06.2007
People who continually verbally abuse, threaten, humiliate and denigrate colleagues, causing them unreasonable stress, are themselves hazards and, as such, are harmful to the health and safety of people unfortunate enough to have to work with them. Oliver Brennan says that you should apply the same risk management techniques to workplace bullies that you would to any inanimate hazard.
Accident investigation techniques
Lawrence Bamber | Features | HSW | 01.06.2007
All accidents are incidents, but not all incidents are accidents. That's a very brief answer to the common query about the difference between the two terms. Accident investigation techniques are Lawrence Bamber's theme in our latest guide.
Site specifics: going smoke-free
Bridget Leathley | Features | HSW | 01.06.2007
On 1 July 2007, England will follow Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in going smoke-free. An employer's main responsibility will be to ensure that no-one smokes in enclosed or substantially enclosed areas. The keys to achieving compliance are a smoke-free policy and appropriate signage. Bridget Leathley finds the best online guidance.
Risk assessments for disabled workers
Duncan Abbott | Features | HSW | 01.06.2007
Don't panic. That's the first thing to remember if you are called on to carry out a personal risk assessment for a disabled worker, says Duncan Abbott. In this article, he demystifies combined risk assessments and DDA assessments for disabled workers and explains how to apply the five steps to risk assessment.
Safety incentives: do they work?
Jocelyn Dorrell | Features | HSW | 01.06.2007
Of course safety should be a reward in itself. But managers struggling to engage reluctant employees in organisations where executives talk about safety only in terms of red tape may feel they need to offer something more. However, opinion is divided on whether paying staff safety incentives cuts accidents or simply encourages employees not to report them. Jocelyn Dorrell investigates.
Health and safety enforcement in China
Adrienne Gleeson | Features | HSW | 01.06.2007
In the first of a short series on health and safety enforcement in the major developing economies Adrienne Gleeson looks east to China.
Construction giant, Alfred McAlpine's accident reduction strategy
Sara Bean | Features | HSW | 01.06.2007
Sara Bean reports on an initiative that ties safety improvement tightly to business efficiency and customer satisfaction
Who's next for the NEC
Mike Birch | Features | HSW | 01.06.2007
Enforcing the law
Features | HSW | 01.06.2007
In the first of a new series, former HSE inspector Paul Smith reflects on the lighter side of enforcing health and safety law.
Taking responsibility for safety
John Gilbertson | Features | HSW | 01.06.2007
If employees won't take any responsibility for their own safety, you need a hard-nosed approach to rule breaking, argues John Gilbertson.
PPE at the NEC
Mike Birch | Features | HSW | 01.06.2007
Mike Birch reviews the latest in safety wear on show in Birmingham this year.
Training firms at the Expo
Features | HSW | 01.06.2007
All the major trainers will be competing for business at Expo. We look at what they'll be offering.
Work at height at the NEC
Mike Birch | Features | HSW | 01.06.2007
Mike Birch reports on arresting work at height offerings on display at the NEC.
Occupational health offerings at Expo 2007
Features | HSW | 01.06.2007
From noise monitoring equipment and asbestos management software, to furniture to cut the risk of deep-vein thrombosis, we report on the occupational health offerings on show.
Biological agents
Lawrence Bamber | Features | HSW | 02.05.2007
Following the recent case in Barrow, Cumbria, which was the culmination of an outbreak of Legionella bacteria at the town's main theatre and arts venue that caused the deaths of seven people from legionnaire's disease, there has been an upsurge of interest in all things biological. Lawrence Bamber examines biological agents in the latest of his articles for students of the NEBOSH National Diploma.
Holding the attention of trainees
Tony Hedges | Features | HSW | 01.05.2007
The safety trainer's lot is not always an easy one. How can you make sure trainees take away the key learning points, have a better experience than they expected and don't sabotage your group or spoil it for the others along the way? How do you hold the attention of trainees who would rather be somewhere else? Tony Hedges gives some performance tips.
Safety footwear
Louis Wustemann | Features | HSW | 01.05.2007
There is a bewildering range of protective footwear to choose from, some of which boasts slip-resistant qualities, but how do you know which ones live up to their claims? Louis Wustemann reports on HSE tests showing which safety footwear offers best slip resistance.
Drugs and alcohol policies
Lucie Ponting | Features | HSW | 01.05.2007
Following some national press attention last year, the battle against Britain's binge-drinking and drugs culture is now entering the boardroom. Lucie Ponting considers the sensitive subject of drugs and alcohol policies and when testing can be considered a legitimate option.
IOSH 2007 conference report
Louis Wustemann | Features | HSW | 01.05.2007
Louis Wustemann and Jocelyn Dorrell report on the highlights of the safety body's annual conference.
The importance of training staff on fire hazards
Sue Tyley | Features | HSW | 01.05.2007
The new fire legislation focuses on fire risk assessment and fire prevention, and has thrown up significant training and competence issues, not just for safety practitioners. The need to have a fire-aware workforce is now greater than ever. Sue Tyley of the Fire Protection Association explains why training staff to look out for fire hazards is more important than ever now the FSO is in place.
Stress management at Manchester University
Jocelyn Dorrell | Features | HSW | 01.05.2007
Implementing a consistent and unified stress policy in an organisation the size of the University of Manchester, which has 11,000 employees, is no mean feat. Jocelyn Dorrell reports its stress-management and wellbeing initiative.
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