The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) and the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has awarded funding to Warwickshire-based high technology business 3P Innovation, to aid the production of a new infection-cutting medical device and bring it into the market. The...
Safety first urges Farmers & Mercantile at LAMMA 2017 : With one of the highest fatal injury statistics of any industry in the UK, it has never been more crucial for the agricultural sector to ensure fully qualified engineering inspections...
Poultry farmers in Cambridgeshire are being told to protect their birds, after a highly-infectious strain of avian flu was discovered in Europe. Precautionary measures were announced for farmers against the H5N8 bird flu strain by the Department for Environment, Food...
Shining a light on the food and beverage industry : Waterborne micro-organisms are responsible for adverse effects on flavour, colour, odour and shelf life of products and, of course, potential health risks to consumers. A number of emerging pathogens, like...
One of the leading manufacturers of cleaning and maintenance products in the UK, Arrow Solutions, has reported a 25% rise in business in the Middle East and Far East after expanding its network of distributors. The company, which supplies into...
Road worker abuse is on the rise, according to the Highways Term Maintenance Association (HTMA) which is now leading calls for information and action to halt the trend. The HTMA is encouraging contractors to collate and report all incidents of...
A weight loss device that takes food out of a person’s stomach has been approved for use in the US. The device is called the ‘Aspire Assist’ and research has found that patients who used the system lost 12.% of...
International market research firm, YouGov, has found that nearly two thirds of senior executives and decision-makers of SMEs find it hard to invest in health and safety because of policy barriers. Businesses also complained at constraints in time and cost...
Health and safety is not just about protecting someone from injury. The workforce is a precious commodity, one that not only needs encouragement, incentive and skills development, but the knowledge that its wellbeing is a high priority for its employer....
New and Emerging Risks for Workplaces : In late 2014, the EU-Occupational Safety and Health Agency bought out some statistics based on a survey they conducted using data collected from workplaces in 36 European countries. The survey focuses on health...
