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 In stats: A global view of cancer

Wednesday 31st August 2022
The WHO International Agency for Research on Cancer’s recent Biennial report 2020-2021 reveals some interesting data on global incidence of the disease...
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 SCUBA supplier fined £9.3k in schoolboy coma case

Friday 6th August 2021
A SCUBA equipment supply company has been fined £9,300 and ordered to pay £11,000 costs after providing a diving school with contaminated air that led to children being taken so ill during a training session that one ended up in an induced coma.
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 WorkSafe New Zealand launches Life Shavers campaign

Thursday 3rd June 2021
WorkSafe’s Life Shavers campaign will raise awareness of the need for workers who wear respiratory protective equipment (RPE) for work to be clean shaven.
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We look at the main updates to chemicals regulations coming in 2021 and how they could impact downstream users.

 Q&A: chemicals safety legislation post-Brexit

Friday 26th February 2021
We look at the main updates to chemicals regulations coming in 2021 and how they could impact downstream users.
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 Crash course: chemical safety legislation and key changes in 2021

Tuesday 26th January 2021
This webinar provides a solid foundation of UK chemical safety legislation and the key legislative changes following Brexit. It is aimed at downstream users of substances.
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Site workers are confusing RPE and PPE, dust blitz finds

 Dust blitz catches COVID breaches

Friday 30th October 2020
Site workers are confusing RPE and PPE, dust blitz finds
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 Are you prepared for the next biohazard?

Wednesday 9th September 2020
COVID-19 has shown that biohazards can threaten organisations in any sector. How are health and safety practices being developed to meet the challenge of future outbreaks?
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Incompetent advice lands consultant in court

 Incompetent advice lands consultant in court

Tuesday 14th July 2020
A safety consultant has been prosecuted for providing inadequate and flawed advice on noise, vibration and hazardous substances.
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The minimum percentage of registration dossiers to be checked for compliance has increased.

 REACH amendment on compliance checking

Friday 3rd July 2020
The minimum percentage of registration dossiers to be checked for compliance has increased.
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