The HSE Update In February 2019, the HSE released their latest bulletin, STSU1 which details the change in enforcement expectations for all welding fume including mild steel welding fume. The…

Exposure to Workplace Fumes Exposure to workplace smoke, fumes, gases and fine particles can result in a host of respiratory diseases, known as occupational lung diseases. These conditions often result…

We’ve already established a company’s obligation in terms of Noise Regulations but a question we get asked over and over again is “How often should noise assessments and noise surveys be carried out?”…

The fifth step in the COSHH workplace exposure monitoring process happens once you have ensured all control measures are in place, and procedures have been put in to ensure that controls are used…

Employers Basic Requirements For Noise Exposure Limits UK Noise Regulations (The Control of Noise at Work Regulations of 2005) states three stages of control regarding noise exposure limits in the workplace. These…

The fourth step in the COSHH testing and COSHH risk assessment process is to ensure that all exposure controls installed are used and maintained: So You Have The Kit, Make…

The third step in completing your COSHH assessments is the point at which you ask “we have the data, but what can we do to reduce and control exposure?” For…

A Brief Guide To UK Noise Regulations Noise Regulations act as a safety net due to noise being a common issue in most industrial environments we carry out work in,…

What Is NOx? NOx emissions / Oxides of Nitrogen is a term for the mono-nitrogen oxides Nitric Oxide (NO) & Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) and their oxidation products, principally Nitric Acid…

The second step of the COSHH risk assessment process is to decide what COSHH precautions are required. For this, we look at the five W’s and an H: What? What…