Occupational Hygiene – Page 6 – Safety First Group

30 Nov

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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

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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...

17 Nov

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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...

03 Nov

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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...

02 Nov

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Workplace Health and Safety – Employee dies due to poor measures

November 2, 2022
Posted by Safety First
Health & Safety Consultancy, Occupational Hygiene, Risk assessment

A catering equipment cleaning company has been fined after one of their workers sadly died after falling...

25 Oct

SF Compliance Solutions, Vibration monitoring

Workplace Vibration and Noise – Is it time To Replace Angle Grinders?

October 25, 2022
Posted by Safety First
Hand Arm Vibration, Occupational Hygiene, Vibration monitoring assessments

Exposure to workplace vibration, noise and dust has been examined in In a recent assessment by the...

13 Oct

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Air Quality Monitoring – A Breath Of Fresh Air For Manufacturing

November 3, 2022
Posted by Safety First
Air monitoring, COSHH, Occupational Hygiene

Did you know that air quality monitoring and COSHH compliance can help food and woodworking manufacturers reduce...

13 Oct

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Occupational Lung Disease – A real risk to metalworkers

October 13, 2022
Posted by Safety First
Health surveillance, Occupational Hygiene

Occupational lung disease is currently a hot topic in the manufacturing industry. Importantly, the increased risks...

06 Oct

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Environmental Noise – London Council pays compensation

October 6, 2022
Posted by Safety First
Noise, Occupational Hygiene, Vibration monitoring assessments

The HS2 railway project and Camden Borough Council agreed to pay residents compensation of almost £10,000 due...

29 Sep

compliance, SF Compliance Solutions, Vibration monitoring

Vibration Monitoring and the Construction Industry

September 29, 2022
Posted by Safety First
Hand Arm Vibration, Occupational Hygiene

A construction firm has recently been fined by the HSE for poor vibration monitoring. The company’s two...

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