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Occupational Asthma: Do you Complete Health Surveillance Assessments?

Occupational Asthma: Do you Complete Health Surveillance Assessments?

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HSE conducted a series of telephone interviews to assess what percentage of companies carry out health surveillance assessments. From the research, HSE found that from 457 organisations that participated in the research, 67% reported they actively carried out health surveillance assessments. Furthermore, of those organisations which declared processes that involve exposure to asthmagens only 19% carried out some ...
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The HSE Tighten Their ‘Dustbuster’ Belts to reduce Workplace Dusts

The HSE Tighten Their ‘Dustbuster’ Belts to reduce Workplace Dusts

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The HSE’s ‘Dustbuster Belt’ In June 2019, the HSE announced that they’re tightening their ‘dustbuster’ belts on businesses to assess how well they’re protecting workers from dust exposure in the workplace. The new ‘dustbuster’ campaign aims to raise awareness to both workers and employers of the life-changing/threatening health risks that dust exposure ...
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Get up-to-date: New COSHH Essential Guidance Now Available

Get up-to-date: New COSHH Essential Guidance Now Available

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In May 2019, the HSE (Health and Safety Executive) released new COSHH essential guidance sheets for rubber, woodworking, ceramics, brick and tile to help employers, the self-employed and franchisees to comply with the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH).  As part of the update, the HSE have fragmented different processes to give clearer guidance ...
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HSE Weld Fume: Safety Concerns Raised

HSE Weld Fume: Safety Concerns Raised

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  Earlier this month, the HSE issued a safety alert about the change in enforcement expectations for mild steel welding fumes, which begs the question to be asked… Does your business comply and have adequate welding fume extraction?   HSE’s Mild Steel Welding Fumes Enforcement Expectation The reclassification will see the HSE’s enforcement expectation ...
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Who’s Responsible for Completing a COSHH Risk Assessment?

Who’s Responsible for Completing a COSHH Risk Assessment?

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  In this article, we’ve looked into who’s responsible for completing a COSHH risk assessment and how often they should be completed? In the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) literature, that a COSHH risk assessor should be a ‘competent’ person, but who meets these criteria? What is a COSHH Risk Assessment? A ...
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