Shawcity is delighted to announce that they have been awarded International Distributor of the Year 2018 by OHD LLLP, manufacturers of the Quantifit fit testing system.

Vibration in the workplace is increasingly making the headlines as the consequences of years of unmanaged exposure come to the fore in terms of life-changing injuries and compensation pay-outs.

Today’s gas detection technology offers better protection than ever before but one often-overlooked issue in the industry is the regular bump testing of instruments and, crucially, how many users are unaware of the importance of this simple procedure or unsure how to do it.

Introducing the Quantifit Respirator Fit Tester, the industry breakthrough in portable mask-fit technology from OHD which uses Controlled Negative Pressure (CNP) instead of traditional aerosol particle counting.

The inaugural Safety and Health Excellence (SHE) Awards ceremony, hosted by Rory Bremner on 11th April at The VOX, Birmingham, saw an attendance of over 420 professionals from the safety, fire safety, security and facilities industries.

In the spotlight with Shawcity's Managing Director Neil O'Regan for HSM Magazine.

Plant rooms are often situated underground. This is by design to save space or by virtue of being built into existing basements or chambers. Underground Plant Rooms often contain an array of machinery such as Water Pumps, Boilers, Sprinkler Systems or Generators.

Weatherall Equipment and Instruments Ltd have announced the Riken Keiki OX-600, A cost effective and easy to install standalone Oxygen Monitor. Inert Gases, such as Nitrogen, are used in many Facilities such as Laboratories. If they escape they can rapidly displace Oxygen and thus kill by asphyxiation, therefore Oxygen Monitors such as the OX-600 are extremely important and can save lives.

One of Evaccess' most popular pieces of kit has reached the last 50 finalists for a Tomorrow's Health and Safety Award!

Area Classification and Risk Assessment are both areas in which Inglewood Engineering is highly experienced, with over 35 years helping clients gain DSEAR / ATEX compliance. Regulation 5 of DSEAR requires that where a dangerous substance is or is liable to be present at the workplace, the employer shall make a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks to his employees which arise from that substance.

We are all at some point in our working week, a lone worker. We may find ourselves working alone one day, working remotely or in a vulnerable position. We may find ourselves thinking this is just part and parcel of the job, right? Or you may think it so few and far between that something may happen, that it isn't really important and only think about it if a problem was indeed to arise.

The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 (EAWR) is very much a cornerstone of the law governing installations in hazardous areas. Regulation 4(2) requires equipment to be maintained to prevent danger, and regular inspection is considered an essential part of that maintenance.

NEBOSH will return to sponsor the Team of the Year Award at The 2019 Safety and Health Excellence Awards.

Improved monitoring for site operations: Casella announces advanced Dust Detective Enclosure