Monitoring occupational noise in food and drink manufacturing

IN THE ENVIRONMENT of the food and drink manufacturing industry, the well-being of employees should always be a top priority. One significant concern that often goes unnoticed is occupational noise which can have severe implications on the health and safety of workers. To mitigate this risk effectively and to ensure compliance to regulations, the implementation of occupational noise measurement equipment is crucial.

Improving compressed air practices to cut energy wastage

Following the launch of its 10% Taskforce compressed air energy reduction campaign, the British Compressed Air Society (BCAS) is continuing to educate operators on the simple steps that can be actioned to lower electricity consumption. Vanda Jones outlines some of the ways that costs can be reduced by changing behaviours and implementing good housekeeping practices.

Confidence high as manufacturers prepare for prosperous future

MACH 2022, the most significant gathering of manufacturers in the UK post-pandemic, lived up to its billing by proving to be a major stimulus to investment, writes James Selka

Some go for the weather, I went for the leather

THE WORLD of work, we are constantly being told, has changed forever. We are constantly being told, by people like me, that is, people who have been known to file copy dictated into a mobile phone and sent by email. People for whom working from home (or coffee shop, gym, public house, casino or from seat 14 A of easyJet flight U2 8627 from LGW to PMI) is a possibility because their only tools are a mobile phone and a notebook computer. It’s less practical when you’re at a lathe, foundry or injection moulding machine.

Tackling compressed air energy consumption with the new 10% Taskforce

Rising energy costs continue to hit the headlines and industry is already feeling the impact of higher bills. Vanda Jones outlines the steps the Society is taking to help end users cut electricity consumption from their compressed air, with the launch of its 10% Taskforce campaign.

Sustainability in PPE and technical workwear

Sustainability is a concept we are only truly starting to understand in the context of PPE and workwear, writes Natalie Wilson

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When too much is a bad thing

When it comes to protecting employees' hearing, too much protection can actually be as damaging as too little. You need to be able to hear a forklift approaching, says Ian Crellin

MACH poised to be the go-to event for 2022

Government forecasts suggest UK growth of 6.0% while the incentive of 130% capital allowances are in place on qualifying plant and machinery investments. Add in the COP26 global summit, focussing attention on the importance of tackling climate change, and 2022 is set to be a momentous year.

Embrace the crisatunity, business-as-usual is complacency

Just-in-Time seemed so efficient, so obvious, so unquestionably right that it’s only when things went wrong we realised the value of holding inventory of key components.