Tag: Silica

Updated health surveillance guidance: respirable crystalline silica (RCS)

HSE has refreshed its guidance publication ‘Health surveillance for those exposed to respirable crystalline silica’. The publication: The updated publication: Health surveillance for those exposed to respirable crystalline silica (G404). Can be downloaded fr4om the HSE website What you are required to do Employers in industries such as construction, worktop manufacturing and installation, stone masonry, […]

HSE Site Inspection – Dust Initiative May-June 2023

HSE Construction ebulletin Issued: 11 May 2023 HSE Site Inspection – Dust Initiative May-June 2023 Site inspections across Great Britain start next week HSE inspection initiative for the construction sector targeting respiratory health risks How dust is managed on site is a matter of life and death. Construction workers are dying and many more become […]

HSE Construction Health Inspection Initiative – October 2020

October 2020 will see HSE carrying out its latest construction health inspection initiative with health and safety inspectors targeting construction sites across Great Britain. Details of the Initiative: The initiative will run from Monday 5 – Friday 30 October As with previous health inspection initiatives, the focus will be on respiratory risks. COVID-security is a […]