Respiratory protective equipment (RPE) is a vital tool for protecting workers from hazardous substances that pose an immediate risk to life and the risk of serious and fatal diseases at a later stage. However, RPE will only provide an effective level of protection if it is carefully selected to match the respiratory hazard, type of work and the physical attributes of the wearers.
By Ian Kelsall, Draeger Safety UK on 09 September 2025
To anyone outside the occupational safety and health (OSH) field, the job may appear deceptively simple. First, we identify hazards, then we create solutions, and finally, we watch risks disappear into history.
By Mike Robinson FCA on 01 September 2025
One in four people in Britian who are not currently working cite sickness as a barrier, a figure which has more than doubled since 2012.
By Belinda Liversedge on 08 September 2025
More concerted action is needed to tackle the main causes of stress at work, particularly high workloads, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has said, after its latest report showed sickness absence in the UK has soared to record highs.
By Belinda Liversedge on 11 September 2025
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With concerns rising that workers who manufacture and install artificial stone kitchen worktops are at high risk of early-onset fatal lung disease, it is vital employers take steps to prevent and control exposure to respirable crystalline silica found in engineered stone materials.
By Tim Turney, Casella on 12 September 2025
By Ian Kelsall, Draeger Safety UK on 09 September 2025
By Chris Ivey, UKATA on 04 September 2025
By Colette Willoughby, Asbestos Compliance Limited on 04 September 2025
A1 Property Maintenance Management Limited was principal contractor during work at the former Unicorn Pub on Liverpool Road in Greater Manchester where it was discovered that workers had been exposed to asbestos.
By Belinda Liversedge on 13 August 2025
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By Belinda Liversedge on 23 July 2025
The National Education Union (NEU) was formed in 2017 from an amalgamation of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL). In total we have around half a million members, who work as teachers, support staff and leaders.
By Sarah Lyons, National Education Union (NEU) on 03 September 2025
By Charles Pickles, Airtight on Asbestos on 02 September 2025
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By Mike Robinson FCA on 01 September 2025
