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Infections at work are those created by exposure to harmful micro-organisms such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, internal parasites, and other infectious proteins known as prions. These are called ‘biological agents’ in health and safety legislation.
A Redditch freight firm, its managing director and a Birmingham contractor have been prosecuted for putting at least 20 people at risk of lung disease from asbestos fibres.
Construction sites in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly are being put under the safety spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill health. Between 20 February and 16 March, inspectors from the Health & Safety Executive will be visiting sites across the county where refurbishment or repair works are being carried out.
Construction sites in Devon, including Plymouth and Torbay, are being put under the safety spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill health. Between 20 February and 16 March, inspectors from the Health & Safety Executive will be visiting sites where refurbishment or repair works are being carried out.
Construction sites in Dorset, including Poole and Bournemouth, are being put under the safety spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill health. Between 20 February and 16 March, inspectors from the Health & Safety Executive will be visiting sites where refurbishment or repair works are being carried out.
Sharps-related injuries carry the risk of serious blood borne infection. A systematic review was undertaken to consider the evidence related to safer sharps devices and their impact on needlestick injury reduction within the healthcare sector.
Details on the active substances that will be Included onto Annex I of the Biocidal Products Directive (BPD) on the 1 November 2012.
Nanotechnology involves the creation and/or manipulation of materials at the nanometre (nm) scale. One nanometre is 10-9 m or one millionth of a millimetre. Nanoparticles are also manufactured or produced as a by-product of many long standing processes, such as fires, diesel engines and high energy manufacturing processing such as welding or grinding.
Construction sites across the West are being put under the safety spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill-health. Between 20 February and 16 March, inspectors from the Health & Safety Executive will be visiting sites in Gloucestershire, where refurbishment or repair works are being carried out.
Construction sites across the South West are being put under the safety spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death and injury.
Between 20 February and 16 March, inspectors from the Health & Safety Executive will be visiting sites Somerset, where refurbishment or repair works are being carried out.
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