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Proposals to limit workers’ exposure to more carcinogens
Posted: May 18, 2018The European Commission plans to add exposure limit values for five more carcinogenic substances to the Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive (EC Directive 2004/37). The substances in question are: cadmium and its inorganic compounds beryllium and inorganic beryllium compounds arsenic acid and its salts, and inorganic arsenic compounds formaldehyde 4,4′-Methylene-bis(2-chloroaniline) (MOCA)… -
Health leading performance indicators – 2017 data
Posted: May 18, 2018IPIECA-IOGP HAVE RELEASED HEALTH LEADING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS – 2017 DATA In 2007, the joint Health Committee of IPIECA and IOGP published Health Performance Indicators – A guide for the oil and gas industry. Content from that report helped to develop two tools that can be used to: assess health leading performance… -
Mental Health Awareness Week 14-20 May: Stress: are we coping?
Posted: May 18, 2018Download the report for free: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/stress-are-we-coping STRESS For Mental Health Awareness Week 2018 we are focusing on stress. This report looks at the prevalence of stress in the UK and its implications. It also focuses on what we can do to manage and reduce stress, and our recommendations for the government in… -
Hawkes Health have been awarded a five figure contract for the delivery of accredited Occupational Hygiene Modularised Training.
Posted: May 11, 2018Once again, Shell Nigeria have selected Hawkes Health to deliver their International Occupational Hygiene certificated modules as part of the organisation’s training programme. Hawkes Health have extensive experience in delivering these modules internationally having successfully carried out this training in other regions such as Iraq. View our Occupational Hygiene Training -
EU campaign to help employers identify and manage the risks of carcinogens in the workplace.
Posted: May 9, 2018The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) has launched a two-year campaign to help employers identify and manage the risks of dangerous substances to workers. Workplace exposure to carcinogens alone is costing the EU economy €2.4bn (£2.1bn) in lost productivity due to worker absence and ill health.… -
Thirteen maintenance workers exposed to asbestos at gas storage site
Posted: May 9, 2018The operator of a natural gas storage facility has been fined £300,000 after its failure to identify and manage asbestos in a sealing gasket on a compressed air distribution system exposed 13 employees and contractors to dangerous fibres. A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation found a team of three… -
HSE inspections to target food makers’ flour dust failings
Posted: May 7, 2018Food manufacturers and their employees “must pay closer attention to how they manage workplace risks or face serious penalties”, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) warned ahead of a new round of unannounced inspections. The proactive inspections will review safety and health standards in food manufacturing businesses across the country,… -
Hawkes Health Awarded Six Figure Contract with BP Iraq N.V.
Posted: May 6, 2018Hawkes Health are delighted to announce they have successfully renewed their health support agreement with BP Iraq N.V. and will continue to work closely with the Rumaila Oilfields management team. Rumaila is part of the Iraq Basra Oil Company (previously known as South Oil Company) family of oilfields. It is… -
Total and Premier Oil award Hawkes Health with two five figure contracts
Posted: May 5, 2018The Hawkes Health occupational hygiene team have been awarded support contracts with two of North Sea’s prominent oil operators, Total and Premier Oil. Hawkes Health will support them in their health risk management and assessments processes. -
Company fined after tired extraction system left workers exposed to hardwood dust
Posted: May 2, 2018A furniture maker has been sentenced after its employees were exposed to significant quantities of hardwood dust at its workshop in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire. Luton Magistrates’ Court was told that Andrena Furniture’s employees were exposed on a daily basis to high levels of the dust, which can cause occupational asthma and…
