Consignment caveats: From liquids to lithium-ion batteries, competent storage requires care
A succession of fires in recent years has sharpened people’s awareness of the need to handle lithium-ion batteries correctly. It’s just one of many...
Sponsored Content: Global health and safety standard for drainage expert
National drainage and wastewater specialist Lanes Group has achieved ISO 45001, the world's first global ISO standard for occupational health and safety.
Union calls for stronger legal provisions for wind farm working after a worker dies...
Unite calls on HSE to act now to stiffen the laws governing the construction and maintenance of windfarms after a worker dies in Scotland snows
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Around 200 members of Unite the union had withdrawn their labour...
The importance of containing radon gas
Deadly radon claims thousands of lives every year. Installing gas barrier membranes can help protect homes and save lives
Radon gas claims thousands of victims...
ExxonMobil Chemical fined £176,000 for six days of flaring
ExxonMobil Chemical was fined £176,000 at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court on 28 October after pleading guilty to breaching its environmental permit during six days of...
Li-ion battery risks reduced by VOC sensors
Photoionisation detection (PID) sensors are able to detect potential problems before they occur in the manufacture and use of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, and the...
Precision toxicology consortium “will transform approaches to chemical safety management”
A research project to shape regulation and policy on chemical safety, and without the use of animal testing, has been launched with the aid...
Electric actuators awarded gas industry standard VA2/2020
National Gas has approved AUMA Actuators Limited's explosion-proof range of high-performance electric actuators with the Gas Industry Standard VA2/2020 certification.
Gas Industry Standard (GIS)/VA2/2020 specifies...
Utility invests in connected gas detection
Yorkshire Water has placed a £1.1m order for connected safety products and services from Blackline Safety, a manufacturer of safety monitoring technology. The order...
New onshore wind group to champion workforce health and safety
SafetyOn, the health and safety group for the onshore wind sector, was officially launched on 30 April, a group that supports placing health and...
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.
London sees 60 percent spike in e-bike fires
London has seen a 60 percent increase in the number of e-bike fires so far this year, according to Deputy Fire Commissioner Dom Ellis...
