Finch Journal

Finch recently held a business roundtable at its head offices, The Nest, to discuss the future opportunities for the Food and Drink industry.

In the next 6 articles, Morag McWilliam takes a look at employees’ exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica and who might be at risk. This article looks at health surveillance, exposure monitoring and training.

The food and drink industry is buried in PUWER issues. The easiest and least expensive aspect of keeping equipment safe is ticking the “checklist” known as the “PUWER assessment”.

In the next 6 articles, Morag McWilliam takes a look at employees’ exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica and who might be at risk. This article explores the use and maintenance of Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) systems.

Since 2003, the 28th of April has been proclaimed as a United Nations World Day for Safety and Health at Work, intended to raise awareness of work-related accidents and diseases and ensure that occupational health and safety remain on international and national agendas. 

In this series of 6 articles, Morag McWilliam takes a look at employees’ exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica and who might be at risk. This article looks at adequate control and exposure limits.

In the next 6 articles, Morag McWilliam takes a look at employees’ exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica and who might be at risk.

Due to popular demand Finch is once more running a series of public training courses on the new UKCA and UKNI marks. Most products for the GB market will need a UKCA mark from the start of 2025 with some requiring the mark sooner. If you think you need this mark (or the similar UKNI one for Northern Ireland) and want to be certain of the steps needed, this course is ideal.

Problem-solving is a skill needed by OSH professionals (Occupational safety and health) at all stages of their careers. IOSH asked Finch’s experienced OSH manager and industrial hygienist Dr Steve Cowley for his advice on how to do it well.

Over 6 articles, Morag McWilliam takes a look at employees’ exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica and who might be at risk. Morag details what employers must do to manage the health risks, control measures which should be applied, exposure limits, the use and maintenance of Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) systems, health surveillance, exposure monitoring and training.

In the next 6 articles, Morag McWilliam takes a look at employees’ exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica and who might be at risk. Morag details what employers must do to manage the health risks, control measures which should be applied, exposure limits, the use and maintenance of Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) systems, health surveillance, exposure monitoring and training.   

Finch’s Melvin Sandell and LEAPS Jon Ruddock to present at Safety and Health Expo 2023.

If you’re working with chemicals, safety data sheets (SDSs) are essential, so that you are aware of the hazards and risks associated with using and handling the material. SDSs also help you understand how different substances react under certain circumstances and if there are any special precautions that need to be taken. Morag McWilliam and Tristan Pulford explain in this article how this is important because materials need to be stored and handled correctly.

If you’re working with chemicals, safety data sheets (SDSs) are essential, so that you are aware of the hazards and risks associated with using and handling the material. SDSs also help you understand how different substances react under certain circumstances and if there are any special precautions that need to be taken. Morag McWilliam and Tristan Pulford explain in this article how this is important because materials need to be stored and handled correctly.

Finch is incredibly proud to be sponsoring the FDF Awards again, this time we are sponsoring the Manufacturing Innovation category. 

Asset Management Expert Paul Wood delves into safety in relation to plant & equipment and how maintaining compliance with the applicable regulations, will form a strong foundation upon which to achieve the zero-harm. The first part looks at the regulations applied during Pre-operation which you can catch up on here. This second part will consider the regulations applicable during operation.

In the first and second parts of this article, Steve discusses the selection, use and storage and maintenance of personal respiratory protective equipment. This final part explores training and education and draws everything to a conclusion.

Asset Management Expert Paul Wood delves into safety in relation to plant & equipment and how, by maintaining compliance with the applicable regulations, will form a strong foundation upon which to achieve the zero-harm.

With the UK net-zero greenhouse gas emission 2050 target, there is a growing demand for sustainable methods of decarbonising industrial production. Many industries now find that Hydrogen will be a fundamental component of their manufacturing process.

Dr Stephen Cowley is an experienced occupational health and safety expert spending many years of his career working in industry. In the first part of this article (link), Steve discusses the selection of personal respiratory protective equipment. This part explores the use and storage and maintenance.