To assess and monitor a workplace’s environmental management needs, Environmental Management Systems (EMS) are ideal. An Environmental Management System is a system implemented into workplaces which boosts their energy performance and environmental sustainability. An EMS needs to be done in compliance with the ISO 14001 standard. What’s in an Environmental Management System? Lays… Read More
The workplace can be a minefield of obstacles and potentially dangerous hazards, causing the potential risk of an accident while people are at work to be higher than you may anticipate. Even a simple task such as sitting at a desk and typing on a computer can cause or contribute towards problems, including eye strain,… Read More
Pleural thickening is a lung disease where the thin membrane covering the lung, known as the pleura, becomes scarred and damaged. As a result of this scar tissue buildup the space between the lungs and the pleura can close up, which can cause chest pain and a loss in breathing function. Of all of the… Read More
At SAMS Ltd we complete a lot of work around outdoor events and as such this brings us into regular contact with local authorities and blue light services whose only interest in the event is around licensing conditions and public safety. Having the same objectives, we have no problem with this but we regularly cross… Read More
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Creating a positive workplace health and safety culture at work What is a safety culture? Whilst there isn’t a particular definition of ‘safety culture’, the Chernobyl disaster was the catalyst for safety culture’s birth. It was first defined in the International Nuclear Safety Group’s 1988 report as “an organisational atmosphere where safety and health is… Read More
What is COMAH? COMAH stands for The Control of Major Accident Hazards, helping businesses to take all the necessary measures to prevent major accidents with hazardous substances. It also limits the ramifications of any large scale accidents which do manifest, through enforcing regulations on hazardous substances to protect people and the environment. COMAH is enforced… Read More
What is NEBOSH? NEBOSH (The National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health) is an awarding body with charitable status. They offer a wide range of qualifications designed to train people in the health, safety and environmental management needs of all workplaces, across a number of different industries. Formed in 1979, NEBOSH is now a… Read More
Asbestos and Lung Cancer Medical experts first established a correlation between exposure to asbestos and lung cancer in 1935. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) currently reports that around 20 tradespeople a week could be dying from asbestos-related lung cancer, and estimate that tradespeople encounter asbestos 100 times a year. There are around 5,000 asbestos… Read More
How can you eliminate asbestos exposure? It is estimated by the World Health Organisation that around 125 million people worldwide are exposed to asbestos in their workplace, and there are more than 107,000 deaths due to asbestos exposure. So, what can you do to eliminate asbestos? It is recommended that you have an asbestos specialist… Read More