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Dec 12, 2023 | 
hazardexonthenet.net | David Head |Draeger Safety
In the meantime, safety – a topic that has taken centre stage in the last few years both during and since Covid – is not an issue that can be neglected, or compromised, in order to achieve other competing economic or environmental goals.
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Nov 27, 2023 | 
watermagazine.co.uk | David Head |Draeger Safety |Michael Capel
In sectors where working environments can be hazardous and there are a variety of risks to employee safety, such as the water industry, it is vital for companies to take the issue seriously. It is therefore not surprising that increasing numbers of businesses are considering implementing drug and alcohol testing programmes.
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Oct 24, 2023 | 
hazardexonthenet.net | David Head |Draeger Safety
(Click here to view article in digital edition)In its 2023 annual Safety at Work Report, international safety technology firm Drager identified five key current issues which risk challenging health and safety across UK workplaces in 2023. Here we explore what these are, and why they are proving problematic. 1. Sustainability pressures Sustainability is one of the key issues seen to be competing with safety as a business priority in 2023, alongside reducing costs and productivity.
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Jul 18, 2023 | 
prnewswire.co.uk | Draeger Safety
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, England, July 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The findings of a new independent study released today as part of the annual Dräger Safety at Work report, have highlighted concerns regarding the impact of the current cost of living crisis and financial pressures on safety in UK businesses.
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Jun 9, 2023 | 
tinyurl.com | Laura White |David Head |Draeger Safety |Emilio Capelli
The past few years have certainly been challenging for businesses – from Covid and the multiple lockdowns, to rising costs in the cost-of-living crisis. Naturally, this has meant many businesses haven’t viewed water as a top priority given everything else that has been going on. But with an ever-changing climate bringing more extreme heat events as well as population growth to contend with, now is the time to focus on water.
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Jun 6, 2023 | 
tinyurl.com | David Head |Draeger Safety |Emilio Capelli |Laura White
Despite some significant setbacks in 2022 – notably the conflict in Ukraine which led to rising energy costs and declining energy security and contributed to a refocus on fossil fuels – the energy transition in the UK continues to gather pace.
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Jun 6, 2023 | 
britsafe.org | David Head |Draeger Safety |Laura White
Despite some significant setbacks in 2022 – notably the conflict in Ukraine which led to rising energy costs and declining energy security and contributed to a refocus on fossil fuels – the energy transition in the UK continues to gather pace.
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Jun 5, 2023 | 
tinyurl.com | Emilio Capelli |David Head |Draeger Safety |Laura White
The latest Love Sustainability insights report from Rubbermaid Commercial Products (RCP), Why Product Longevity is a Powerful First Step to Improving Commercial Sustainability, has found that low frequency sustainability, durability and reducing consumption are far more effective than an increase in so-called ‘green purchasing’ for both the planet and business’ budgets.
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Jun 5, 2023 | 
tinyurl.com | Andrew Gordon |David Head |Draeger Safety |Emilio Capelli
The health impacts arising from poor air quality are now very widely known. No longer considered issues confined only to respiratory function, there are now clear causal links made to cardiovascular disease, reproductive health and dementia, and the list is growing. In fact, since the smallest of particles, those graded at PM2.5 and below, are able to cross into the bloodstream intact, they may circulate through every tissue and organ.
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May 16, 2023 | 
hazardexonthenet.net | David Head |Draeger Safety
Author : David Head, Draeger Safety UK16 May 2023There is little doubt that the UK is keen to lead the field as the world looks towards a global energy transition. The UK has the largest offshore wind market in Europe, providing 42% of Europe's operating fleet, and ‘Hornsea One’, located off the Yorkshire coast, is believed to be the world’s largest offshore wind farm with a total capacity of 1.2gw; enough energy to power more than a million UK homes.
