Common Workplace Hazards. How can we Protect Ourselves?

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the most common hazards in the workplace are: Safety Hazards: Unsafe working conditions that cause injury, illness, or death. Biological Hazards: Exposure to harmful organisms such as viruses and bacteria. Ergonomic Hazards: Strain on the body due to repetitive motion, poor posture, and inadequate manual handling training. […]

Work-Related Accidents During The Period Of 2022/2023

The statistics are upsetting. In the UK, 135 workers were killed in work-related accidents during the period of 2022/23. (RIDDOR) The Construction and agriculture were one of the sectors with the highest number of fatalities. With falls from height, being struck by a moving object, and being struck by a moving vehicle the most common […]

Put a spring in your step

There can be no question that safety boots are an essential part of PPE which no engineer, or anyone working on a building site or refurbishment project should be without. However, what is open to question is the level of protection your feet need and whether in fact the sheer amount and range of safety […]

Face Fit & Fit2Fit Testing

A study undertaken in 2010 by the Health & Safety Laboratory for the HSE showed that only half of the companies they surveyed were effective in providing adequate RPE that protected their employees. It is a legal requirement that workers using tight fitting respiratory protective equipment (face pieces/masks) must be fit tested by a competent […]

PPE – Personal Protective Equipment

The new Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Regulation became law on 21 April 2016.  There is a two year transition period until its full enforcement in April 2018.  The main changes put the onus on manufacturers to provide good quality equipment and provide the necessary information and certification, it is hoped that this will put an end to cheap inferior […]

When Glove Breaks Down

Gloves are a very good form of protection against chemical hazards, however when they fail this almost always leads to danger. It is important for anyone responsible for specifying gloves to understand the complex reasons gloves work and stop working. (more…)