Read More 10 Aug Health and Safety, SF Compliance Solutions Clothing company fined after worker hit by forklift truck August 10, 2023 Posted by Safety First accident, company fine, fine, forklift, forklift accident, injury, injury at work, Workplace, workplace accident A Lancashire clothing firm has been fined £40,000 after a man was seriously injured when he was hit by...Read more Facebook X Email LinkedIn WhatsApp WhatsApp
Read More 03 Aug Uncategorized Aspartame declared possible carcinogen by World Health Organization August 3, 2023 Posted by Safety First Aspartame, FMCG, food and drink, Report, WHO The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified the popular artificial sweetener aspartame as a possible carcinogen. Aspartame is an artificial (chemical) sweetener...Read more Facebook X Email LinkedIn WhatsApp WhatsApp
Read More 13 Jul compliance, Occupational Hygiene A company has been fined £120,000 after worker suffers permanent brain damage July 13, 2023 Posted by Safety First company fine, Employee, Employee Health, employee safety, Health and Safety, HSE, Inspection, Investigation, Risk assessment, Safety at Work, Work place safety A company been fined £120,000 after a worker suffered serious head injuries after being hit in the face with a scaffold...Read more Facebook X Email LinkedIn WhatsApp WhatsApp
Read More 11 Jul compliance, Health and Safety, Occupational Exposure Improving general ventilation in the workplace July 6, 2023 Posted by Safety First #Healthy, Air Quality, Air Testing, compliance, dust, Employee Health, Employer, Health, LEV, LEV Inspection, LEV Testing, Local Exhaust Ventilation, lung disease, Occupational exposure monitoring, Occupational Hygiene, Regulations, safety, Safety at Work, Ventilation, Workplace Minimise damage from dust, vapour and fumes with LEV inspection, testing and good ventilation Many jobs across different industries...Read more Facebook X Email LinkedIn WhatsApp WhatsApp
Read More 06 Jul compliance, Noise Monitoring, Occupational Hygiene, SF Protective Equipment The link between hearing loss and Alzheimer’s disease July 6, 2023 Posted by Safety First #Alzheimers, #Demetia, Deaf, environmental noise, Hearing, Hearing Loss, Noise, Noise Assessments, workplace noise, Workplace Noise Assessments Almost two million Britons already have hearing loss as a result of uncontrolled workplace noise. Although UK employers have long...Read more Facebook X Email LinkedIn WhatsApp WhatsApp
Read More 05 Jul Uncategorized HSE launches manufacturing inspection initiative focusing on respiratory risks from silica July 5, 2023 Posted by Safety First HSE Inspections, lung disease, Occupational exposure monitoring, Occupational Hygiene, Occupational Lung Disease, rcs, RCS Exposure, Silica Exposure A couple of weeks ago we wrote about the importance and the dangers in particular of silica within specific...Read more Facebook X Email LinkedIn WhatsApp WhatsApp
Read More 29 Jun Health and Safety, Uncategorized Transport company fined £255,000 after worker fractures skull June 29, 2023 Posted by Safety First compliance, compliance solutions, Health, Health and Safety, safety, transport Every year, there are accidents involving transport in the workplace, some of which result in people being killed. People are...Read more Facebook X Email LinkedIn WhatsApp WhatsApp
Read More 21 Jun Health and Safety, Occupational Hygiene Working in hot temperatures June 21, 2023 Posted by Safety First There’s no denying we’re all enjoying this beautiful sunshine! But when it comes to working in this heat or...Read more Facebook X Email LinkedIn WhatsApp WhatsApp
Read More 14 Jun compliance, Occupational Exposure, Occupational Hygiene Harmful Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS) in industrial workplaces September 10, 2024 Posted by Safety First Air Quality, air quality monitoring, compliance, dust, industry, Occupational Hygiene, rcs An avoidable risk in industrial workplaces, helping protect the health of workers and the community, as well as prevent...Read more Facebook X Email LinkedIn WhatsApp WhatsApp
Read More 06 Jun Health and Safety, Legionella Monitoring, SF Compliance Solutions Legionella risk, one aspect of letting that many landlords never think about… June 21, 2023 Posted by Safety First estate agents, housing, landlords, legionella assessment, Legionella Control, legionella monitoring, legionnaires disease, water sampling Landlords and agents are well aware that gas checks and electrical checks are legal requirements, but legionella is perhaps...Read more Facebook X Email LinkedIn WhatsApp WhatsApp