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The Safety & Health Expo has completed its first day at London’s ExCeL. Take a look at some of our pictures of the event here!
Controls to limit the risks of COVID-19 transmission are having an impact on the management of workplace fire risks, according to a firefighter and safety trainer. Scott Mathie, Managing Director of ...
A Hazmat suit, short for hazardous material suit, is a whole body garment designed to protect the wearer against dangerous materials or substances. The United States Department of Homeland Security ...
The HSE has advised that for those working from home temporarily home workstation assessments are not needed. If possible, IT equipment, in addition to laptops, should be provided. Especially in the ...
Ben Humberstone, Head of Health Analysis and Life Events at the ONS, comments: “[This] analysis shows that jobs with regular exposure to COVID-19 and those working in close proximity to others ...
SOCOTEC looks at factors to consider for asbestos management, including when asbestos is in ‘good condition’ and what this means when assessing its risk. Asbestos cement products have been widely used ...
Dr Mavis Nye, President and Co-Founder, Mavis Nye Foundation, has been named as the Most Influential Individual in health & safety. She tops the list of the 15 of the most influential people in health ...
As the move to identify and remove dangerous cladding on high-risk buildings continues across the UK following the Grenfell Tower fire and the inquiry’s findings, the Scottish Government has ...
In this article, Danny Clarke, Founder of Simply-People, looks why men in male-dominated industries are at a higher risk of dying by suicide and what makes male-dominated occupations so fatal… The ...
Here, fire safety experts from SOCOTEC discuss how to safely use and store lithium-ion batteries to protect the safety of your people and your workplace. Many millions of lithium-ion batteries are in ...
SHP has announced the list of the most influential people in health and safety, voted for by you, recognising Hilda Palmer as 2020’s ‘Most Influential’ for her work as a campaigner, supporting ...
In this article, SHP speaks to Jules Reed, Head of Behavioural Science at Tended, which has recently launched a revolutionary safety culture solution and was recently named as one of the 10 Rising ...