Safety First News – Page 14 – Safety First Group

08 Dec

SF Compliance Solutions

Rising Silica Dust Deaths – Is This the New Asbestos Crisis?

December 8, 2022
Posted by Safety First
Occupational Hygiene, Occupational Lung Disease

The British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) calls for more to be done amid rising numbers of deaths...

06 Dec

compliance, Vibration monitoring

Hand Arm Vibration – Welsh Health Board fined £160,000

November 8, 2023
Posted by Safety First
Hand Arm Vibration, Occupational Hygiene, Vibration monitoring assessments

A health board in Wales has been fined £160,000 after 3 workers were diagnosed with hand arm...

06 Dec

Uncategorized

Job vacancy – Trainee Occupational Hygienist

December 8, 2022
Posted by Safety First
Occupational Hygiene

Job Summary Safety First Group Ltd, are industrial (occupational) hygiene, legionella control and health...

30 Nov

SF Compliance Solutions

Workplace Noise – The Enemy of Workforce Productivity?

December 1, 2022
Posted by Safety First
environmental noise, Noise Assessments, Occupational Hygiene, workplace noise

Are we treating workplace noise as a priority? The issue of noisy workplaces isn't a new one....

29 Nov

SF Compliance Solutions

Building Contractors – New Compliance Rules Expected

November 29, 2022
Posted by Safety First
Health & Safety Consultancy, Occupational Hygiene

From October 2023, the HSE is set to introduce new compliance rules that mean building contractors will...

25 Nov

SF Compliance Solutions

HSE Release Annual Statistics for Work Related Accidents

November 25, 2022
Posted by Safety First
Health & Safety Consultancy

The HSE has recently released their annual 2021-2022 statistics for work related accidents. This is an important...

23 Nov

SF Compliance Solutions

Health and Safety Management – UK Waste industry under scrutiny

November 23, 2022
Posted by Safety First
Health & Safety Consultancy, Health and Safety

The UK waste and recycling sector is under the spotlight with the HSE for poor overall health...

17 Nov

SF Compliance Solutions

Symptoms of Occupational Lung Disease That Shouldn’t Be Ignored

November 17, 2022
Posted by Safety First
Occupational Hygiene

This week is COPD awareness week so it is important to raise awareness of the symptoms of...

15 Nov

SF Compliance Solutions

Health and Safety at Work – Machinist Loses Finger in Accident

November 15, 2022
Posted by Safety First
Health & Safety Consultancy, Health and Safety

A scrap firm has recently been fined for breaching health and safety at work regulations. The employee...

03 Nov

SF Compliance Solutions

The dangers of wood dust exposure for UK manufacturers

November 3, 2022
Posted by Safety First
Occupational Hygiene

UK wood manufacturers face the significant burden of serious respiratory disease amongst their workforce. However, the dangers...

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