CONTENTS CONTENTS EDITOR’S NOTE A YEAR FOR ACTION


After a year of deregulation and legislative amendments, the British Safety Council calls on the government to take health and safety seriously in 2015.


CHALLENGE ACCEPTED 8


Steve Perkins, chief executive of BOHS, the Chartered Society for Worker Health Protection, sounds a wakeup call to the industry: it’s time to fight occupational disease.


USEFUL CONTACTS WHAT’S ON COVER STORY 10


A guide to the organisations you need to know from across the health and safety industry.


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Put these dates in your diary to make sure you don’t miss out on the sector’s top events this year.


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SWALLOW EMP – UPSTAIRS DOWNSTAIRS Swallow EMP offers guidance on how to ensure your building can be easily evacuated by everyone in an emergency.


ACCESS EQUIPMENT & PLATFORMS CLEANING & HYGIENE COMPRESSED AIR


Section Sponsor – Tom Parker Ltd CONSTRUCTION & SITE SAFETY


Section Sponsor – Spanset EMERGENCY EVACUATIONS


Section Sponsor – Evac+Chair


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EVENTS


Section Sponsor – Western Business Exhibitions EYECARE


Section Sponsor – ASE Corporate Eyecare FIRE & ELECTRICAL SAFETY


FLOORCARE & ENTRANCE MATTING


Section Sponsor – Milliken GAS DETECTION & MONITORING


Section Sponsor – Shawcity LONE WORKER PROTECTION


Section Sponsor – SBES NOISE MONITORING


Section Sponsor – Cirrus Research PLANT & MACHINERY SAFETY


Section Sponsor – Minitec PPE & WORKWEAR


Section Sponsor – Polyco SAFETY EQUIPMENT


TRAINING & EDUCATION


Section Sponsor – Corporate Risk Systems WORKING AT HEIGHT


Section Sponsor: AJAX Safe Access 30 32


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