Allergy Awareness Week: allergies are too big to ignore

This week (22nd-28th April) is Spring Allergy Awareness Week 2024 in the UK, with a mission to raise awareness of allergies and ensure they are taken seriously. As allergies begin to affect more and more of the population, Allergy UK is taking the opportunity this Allergy Awareness Week to highlight the fact that allergies...

HSE dust inspection drive targets woodworking businesses

Inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will be visiting woodworking businesses to check they are managing the respiratory risks from wood dust. Britain’s health and safety watchdog warns that many businesses in the woodworking industry are endangering their workers’ lives by failing to implement the required safety measures to prevent or control...