PPE

13/01/2025

Prolonged sitting can have a negative impact on teleworkers’ health and contribute to the development or exacerbation of musculoskeletal disorders.

Create a comfortable and healthy home office and stay active during the teleworking day.

Check out this useful info sheet.

🔗 https://ppe.link/4h

| European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)

13/01/2025

"Highly slippery conditions occur when:

- there is snow on top of ice

- there is water on top of ice

- snow has been packed and turned slippery after heavy snowfall, with temperatures around freezing or slightly below

- slush has frozen into an uneven and very slippery surface"

Joka kolmas suomalainen liukastui viime talvena, kertoo Liikenneturvan kysely. Aivovamman saa vuosittain arviolta 36 000 suomalaista ja jopa 60 prosenttia niistä syntyy kaatumisten ja putoamisten seurauksena. Opettaja Kati Veijonaho kertoo oman tarinans...

13/01/2025

Reminder: Flour dust and enzymes containing additives such as amylase are the second most common cause of occupational asthma. They also cause dermatitis.

It can affect workers in bakeries, flour mills and kitchens.

See COSHH Essentials- Baking for detailed advice on control.

13/01/2025

Don't forget that COSHH requires employers to consider the substitution of harmful products with less harmful ones.

COSHH also requires that all controls be kept in good working order, including:

- Mechanical controls e.g. LEV, protective gloves

- Administrative controls e.g. supervision

- Operator controls e.g. following instructions

13/01/2025

The BSIF's Registered Safety Supplier Scheme helps ensure that the safety equipment employers provide to workers is fully compliant.

🛡️ CHECK your supplier is BSIF-registered
🛡️ SELECT appropriate, certified, approved products
🛡️ PROTECT your people and thrive

Our members are BSIF Registered Safety Suppliers: http://ow.ly/MUtm50HqnCl

10/01/2025

Reminder: Employers are legally required to prevent exposure to carbon monoxide. Legal duties and requirements can be found in:

- The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

- The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992

- The COSHH Regulations 2002 (as amended)

10/01/2025

Reminder: Both workers and members of the public must be protected from the risk of exposure to carbon monoxide gas, whether your business is in operation or not.

View Catering Information Sheet No 26.

🔗 https://ppe.link/4g

Health and Safety Executive

10/01/2025

Discussion paper mapping AI-based worker management technologies and their sectoral pe*******on

🔗 https://ppe.link/42

It suggests a measurement-based approach that can be used to investigate the impact of tech on the workforce, tasks and functions

European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)

10/01/2025

When it comes to slip-resistance, while lab-testing is essential, it's real-world safety testing which gives real peace of mind. And that’s where the IGS (Intelligent Grip System) sole unit makes the difference.

Look at the Men's and True Women's Fit 'Invincible' boot from V12 Footwear: as well as a super-strong met guard and ankle protection, its IGS tread is also tested to perform on:

• Chequer plating
• Kennedy grating
• Scaffold board

Slip safety when - and where - you need it most.

Eurosafe distributors: https://ow.ly/ZrQq50T36cS

V12 Footwear is a supply partner of Eurosafe.

V12Footwear

09/01/2025

Can leadership using improve the running of work and mitigate load in the work of supervisors and employees?

This Työterveyslaitos (FIOH) project is looking at how artificial intelligence can be used in supervisory work and how it changes operations in practice.

🔗 https://ppe.link/4f

09/01/2025

This useful report explores how exposure to psychosocial risks affects farmers and farm workers

It outlines initiatives to protect their mental health and increase awareness of the topic

👩‍🌾 Farmers face unique mental health challenges, from stress and isolation to financial insecurity.

🆕Our latest report discusses psychosocial risks in agriculture, suggesting practical ways to support farmers’ mental well-being through awareness training, work-life balance, and community growth.

▶️https://osha.europa.eu/en/highlights/protecting-farmers-and-farm-workers-mental-health?euosha_campaign=sm_general

09/01/2025

3M™ provides a full range of reusable respirators with half mask or full facepiece options to protect against particulates, gases and vapours.

Eurosafe distributors: http://ow.ly/nBwq50FrsOE

3M™ is a supply partner of Eurosafe.

| 3M Worker Health and Safety

09/01/2025

Reminder: Most slips happen on wet or dirty floors.

Anything that gets onto the floor needs to be removed quickly and effectively.

Ensure cleaning happens at the right time and is carried out in the correct manner, using the right products and equipment for the job.

09/01/2025

The high-performance stretch fabrics and clever innovations of the DX4™ collection provide maximum function, comfort and style.

that feels like it was made just for you.

Eurosafe distributors: http://ow.ly/MUtm50HqnCl

Portwest® is a supply partner of Eurosafe.

08/01/2025

Employers: As part of your respiratory protective equipment programme, it's good practice to have a system in place to review when a repeat fit test may be required

Don't forget that face shape will change through ageing alone

Fit testing must be conducted by a competent person

08/01/2025

An unexpected obstacle in a worker's path can cause a serious trip and fall

People need a clear space in which to work, so make sure boxes, bags, cables and other obstacles aren't left lying around

Storage should always be provided for incoming deliveries and staff belongings