Facial hair and tight-fitting respiratory protective equipment (RPE) is a perennial issue for occupational hygienists, health and safety advisers and fit testers all over the country, and in all industries where such protection is required. Those with facial hair are, it seems from day to
Home and hybrid working post-pandemic: getting it right The growth in home working can potentially boost worker wellbeing through steps like the removal of the daily commute, but employers need to ensure it doesn’t result in unwanted problems, like a failure to spot the signs of
Park Health & Safety was invited to take part in a tender process in May 2016 to deliver a comprehensive health & wellbeing programme to cover a 100km stretch of the high-speed HS2 rail network. Having already earned a well-deserved reputation for innovation and excellence in
Tideway Tunnel is a critical engineering project in London
A retained Occupational Hygienist carried out noise monitoring for a major construction project and identified a particular noise problem caused by the practice of erecting and dismantling falsework for ceiling slab casting. Falsework consists of props, which are used to support the weight above, and ledger
One of our construction clients had arranged for a retained Occupational Hygienist to provide support to a number of redevelopment projects. The hygienist carried out initial visits to each site in order to gain an overall impression and understand which areas of the site needed particular
A worker suffered a chemical burn to his eye whilst filling a high voltage starter motor with electrolyte powder. Although he was wearing light eye protection, a small amount of the electrolyte powder reached the edge of his eye and caused a minor chemical burn. The