23 July 2020
Health Management at JTI
Japanese Tobacco International (JTI) was formed in 1999 when its parent company JT Group acquired the non-US operations of R.J. Reynolds.
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17 July 2020
Looking out for your lungs
There are a broad range of construction activities that can create a risk of exposure to hazardous substances which, when breathed in, can damage the lungs and cause lung disease. Activities that carry this risk include the cutting of kerbstones, stonemasonry, scabbling, surface grinding, tunnelling,
17 July 2020
Getting the balance right
We all know that poor diet and lack of exercise are not good for us, but many people are not fully aware of just how many serious physical and mental health problems these two lifestyle factors can cause. Heart and liver disease, certain types of
17 July 2020
Crack down on health in Cardiff
The Dawnus Ferrovial JV partnered with Park to provide a holistic, fun and engaging health and wellbeing programme to workers in Cardiff Bay. The programme consisted of targeted outreach campaigns each month with wellbeing health assessments. Health topics were aligned with specific workplace health risks, seasonal
17 July 2020
Falsework construction
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
17 July 2020
Petrol rotary saw
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