All-in-one noise monitoring station suitable for construction sites
Svantek, a manufacturer of noise and vibration instrumentation for occupational health and environmental monitoring applications, has launched the SV 200A all in one noise...
Opportunity knocks: Judith Hackitt speech pinpoints why we don’t learn from accidents (and how...
A powerful address by former HSE chair Judith Hackitt in November – at a meeting of the Institution of Engineers in Scotland - offered...
Connected detector
A new single-gas detection wearable from Blackline Safety is said to offer fast incident response time and a more efficient way to manage safety and compliance.
Noise frequency weightings: A quick guide
Noise measurement expert Pulsar Instruments explains the difference between the various noise frequency weightings, and why you need to know about them.
Hundreds of refinery workers down tools over safety concerns in Fife
Unite claims ExxonMobil and contractors failing in ‘legal duty’ to protect and pay workers
Around 200 members of Unite the union had withdrawn their labour...
Coronavirus grant boosts safety at waste management firms
Zero Waste Scotland and the Scottish Government are helping the resource management industry meet the challenges of the coronavirus, allocating more than £820k in grants to waste management firms across the country to adapt in response to the pandemic.
Where has the worst traffic noise?
Noise can have a significant impact on health, beyond just being annoying or disturbing sleep, according to results reported in June from a study...
Appreciable differences: Built environment efforts to incorporate acoustic comfort vary widely by country
Efforts to design and retrofit buildings to ensure reasonable acoustic performance or tolerable noise levels for occupants seem to be progressing. Different market practices...
All-time record level recorded for fire likelihood index
A combination of record temperatures and dry weather in the UK this summer are causing "exceptionally high" levels of danger from extreme wildfires, according...
Noise monitoring equipment supplied for London demolition project
Svantek, a manufacturer of high performance noise and vibration instrumentation for environmental and occupational health monitoring applications, has recently supplied four SV 307 noise...
Listen up: Limited time offer on noise monitoring equipment
According to estimates from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), 21,000 workers suffered with work related hearing problems between 2017 and 2019, with industrial...
Automation for the people: reducing injury in quarrying
Harrowing statistics from the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work state that quarry workers are twice as likely to be killed in an accident...
Helping the workforce learn to manage asbestos
SGS UK, a company focused on inspection, verification, testing and certification, is offering training to help employees avoid exposure to asbestos to and manage...
Fleet operator scheme urges greater awareness of drug and alcohol impairment risk
Fleet operator accreditation scheme FORS* is urging operators to be extra vigilant when it comes to managing drug and alcohol impairment this summer. In...
We can escape “the era of pandemics” says biodiversity expert group, but it will...
Future pandemics will emerge more often, spread more rapidly, do more damage to the world economy and kill more people than COVID-19 unless there...
180-degree ‘Wide Eye’ camera system designed to save lives in waste and recycling
Wolverhampton-based Spillard Safety Systems has unveiled its Optronics Wide Eye Camera System, which uses a fish eye 180-degree view angle camera that will kill...
Monitoring the health effects of slate and tile cutting
When working with slate and tiles, certain construction activities are known to produce high levels of crystalline silica dust which, if not monitored and...
Waste collection workers trial wearable technology at Wolverhampton site
A couple of innovative pilot schemes aimed at improving employee safety and wellbeing are being trialed by Amey.
One of these uses the latest ‘wearable’...
Sponsored Content: Industrial safety award-winner showcases success
OBW Technologies is a leading national provider of portable and fixed gas detection instruments and solutions, based in Ireland. Over the last 10 years, says the firm, they have brought together a team with the best minds in gas detection using the best technology to advise their clients on all aspects of their fixed and portable gas detection requirements.
Chitty-chitty-pop-bang! Are noise cameras ready to tackle UK traffic?
Noise camera technology is ready to be deployed for monitoring urban traffic, according to a number of firms developing it. Envirotec looks at how...
