by Jose | Mar 31, 2020 | Fines, Health and Safety, Health Risks, LEV, LEV HSE, Occupational Ill Health, Wood Dust
More and more cases are hitting the high courts and the mainstream media, where employees are claiming ill health or even terminal illness due to exposure to harmful substances at work. The council launched an investigation after a member of staff complained. The...
by Adrian Sims | Jun 25, 2019 | Dust and Fume Extraction, Fines, Flour Dust, Health and Safety, HSE
In 2018, the HSE announced that they would be focusing their attention on the food sector and in particular, flour dust by carrying out full inspections on 300 factories to check levels of airborne dust and what safety equipment and practices were in place to control...
by Adrian Sims | May 2, 2019 | Dust and Fume Extraction, Health and Safety
What risk does dust and fume inhalation pose in your workplace? Without putting proper measures in place, harmful airborne substances may be inhaled, causing serious health problems for employees and implications for employers such as fines and even imprisonment for...
by Adrian Sims | Mar 19, 2019 | Fume Extraction, Health and Safety, HSE, Paint and Solvent Fumes
With the advent of lower costs, many workplaces and educational establishments are investing in 3D printers, but most are unaware of the risks associated with the potentially hazardous fumes emitted affecting employees and students. 3D printing is a modern...
by Adrian Sims | Jan 8, 2019 | Dust and Fume Extraction, Fines, Fume Extraction, Health and Safety, Health Risks
On 21 August 2018, the European Commission’s fourth Directive on Indicative Occupational Exposure Limit Values (2017/164/EU) was implemented. New workplace exposure limits for 31 substances have been introduced in this latest version of EH40. For organisations...
by Adrian Sims | Oct 19, 2018 | Dust and Fume Extraction, Fume Extraction, Health and Safety, Health Risks
Welding is common in a wide variety of UK industries, including car production, shipbuilding, construction and metal manufacturing, and can be hazardous for workers in a number of ways including a variety of respiratory diseases. Are you protecting your workers from...
