Health, Safety and Welfare
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Monitoring’s role in healthy workplaces

Risks to health and safety are manifested in many forms, be they chemicals, high pressure fluids, extremes of temperature, molten metals, or a whole catalogue of further dangers. Here, Neal Hill of Casella explains how innovative technology can help to reduce the risks

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Footwear for females

Rock Fall (UK) has researched and designed advanced safety footwear shaped specifically to female feet and in female sizes.

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Footwear for females

A range of footwear introduced by Rock Fall (UK) is designed specifically for women’s feet, with a style to suit all industries and hazardous working environments.

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Protecting against hand injuries

Choosing and wearing the right glove can play a hand in creating a happy workforce; conversely, wearing the wrong type of glove or – worse still – no glove can have painful repurcussions, as Polyco explains

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Multi-gas monitor

Oldham is pleased to confirm that its multi-gas area monitor, the BM 25, remains in its product portfolio after the sale of Oldham to Industrial Safety Technologies (IST) on October 31, 2013.

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SIL 2 certification for flame detectors

The Talentum IR2, IR3 and UV/IR2 optical flame detectors from Fire Fighting Enterprises have been assessed and awarded a certificate of conformity to IEC 61508, confirming their suitability for use in Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 2 applications.

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40 years and counting

Since the introduction of the Health & Safety at Work Act (HSWA) in 1974, many workplaces have changed beyond recognition; from construction sites filled with danger to excellent site welfare facilities. On the 40th anniversary of HSWA, the BSIF discusses what the future holds for the health & safety industry

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Safety showers: The psychological barriers

The poor use of safety showers may be due to psychological factors, according to Ivan Zytynski of Safety Shower People. Here, he explains some of the product features that may help remove these psychological barriers

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