Anyone that works with hazardous respirable substances – such as airborne viruses, welding fume, hazardous chemicals, asbestos or even wood dust – is familiar with Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE). But did you know, whether your organisation uses one respirator a year or hundreds-of-thousands, it is a legal requirement under the Control of Substances Hazardous to […]
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Quantitative Fit Testing using the TSI PortaCount machine is a fast, accurate and effective way of assessing the suitability of a particular respirator to an individual. However, probing single-use filtering facepieces can be fiddly and potentially hazardous task in the wrong hands – until now… Introducing the new PortaPunch™ Probing Tool, by TSI. This […]
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As soon as the government announced that good hand hygiene helps in the fight against coronavirus, sales of hand sanitiser hit the roof and the country has been out of stock ever since. So much so, that there were reports of visitors stealing this precious commodity from hospitals across the country. To help tackle this […]
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A series of high-quality short films has been released by Crossrail Project entitled the Crossrail Health & Safety Impact Series, depicting some of the knock-on effects of not taking health and safety at work seriously. Jenny’s Story depicts a young, vibrant construction worker being interviewed about her use of respirator masks on the job. […]
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