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If you’re involved in the purchasing of safety footwear, it is important not just to know about safety footwear codes, but also to have an understanding of the materials they are made from. An understanding of the differences between steel toe caps and composite toe caps means that you can be confident the footwear you are purchasing is right for your environment.

Breathing in dust, gases, vapors and fumes at work can cause life-changing lung disease or make existing conditions worse. Do the right thing and protect your workers from work-related lung disease.

“The wearer needs to be clean-shaven around the face seal to achieve an effective fit when using tight-fitting face pieces. If workers have beards, or are unable to be clean-shaven, a tight-fitting device will not be suitable so an appropriate loose-fitting device should be chosen.” Employees who have a beard or facial hair are not suitable to use Negative Pressure respirators, therefore the recommended alternative is Powered Air respiratory systems.

A simple guide to how to care and maintain your hearing protection to get the most out of it.

HSE say that overall, work-related injuries are on the decline, and have dropped from 2.1 to 0.4 workers per year out of 100,000 workers in the last 35 years.

Slips, trips and falls can have a serious impact on the lives of employees. They account for around HALF of all reported major injuries to employees. Some users of health or care services can be particularly vulnerable to falls injuries, and falls on the same level account for a significant number of injuries to service users – many of which are preventable.

Safety signs are an important part of your safe systems of work. There a many different types of safety signs that you should have in your workplace depending on the type of workplace you have. They assist in keeping your workers and visitors in your workplace safe by: -Communicating important instructions, -Warning people of hazards, -Reminding people of important safety messages, and -Providing instructions for emergency situations.