Finch Journal

In the second part of this three-part series, Tristan Pulford looks at the types of gas detectors available and their pros and cons.

Dom takes on “The Triple” his own triathlon to raise money for Burton and District Mind.

As an employer, it is preferable that you develop methods to eliminate occupational vibration risk rather than seeking to control it to a ‘safe’ level and this is an important principle of the legislation concerning occupational vibration exposure.

Listen to Teli Chinelis discuss some examples of how to manage the risk.

Finch is delighted to announce that we are the headline sponsor of the upcoming IOSH Food and Drink Industry Conference on the 4th of October 2022.

Asset Management specialist Paul Wood is presenting on a Food and Drink Federation (FDF) webinar on the 20th of September 2022 at 10 am.

In the first part of this three-part series, Tristan Pulford takes a look at the risks of gas in the workplace.

In this article, UKCA expert Howard Wheeler discusses when you need to consider UKCA/CE marking to the EMC Product Regulations when acting as a ‘manufacturer’.

Finch is incredibly proud to be shortlisted for Small Business of the Year (up to 50 employees) at the upcoming Business Masters awards on October 13th 2022, ran by The Business Desk.

In this video, Teli Chinelis gives an easy-to-understand but detailed overview of what hand-arm vibration is. 

Finch can proudly announce the appointment of Chemical Engineer Sohail Khan.

In this article health and safety solicitor Julia Thomas and Senior Consultant Claire Curtis explore the impact of Long Covid on the workplace and how it should be managed. 

In this article, Teli Chinelis discusses The Frontiers Report published by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP)[1] in February 2022 and other documents, in which noise pollution was identified as one of three looming environmental issues (alongside wildfires and disruptive timing of life cycles) that merit attention and action from governments and the public at large.

Employers have a legal obligation to reduce the risk to their employees from exposure to hand-arm vibration to as low as reasonably practicable. In this video, Teli Chinelis discusses how employers can do this in relation to health surveillance.

In this article, Teli Chinelis talks about the potential of the installation of noise cameras on the roads that will assist in identifying “noisy” vehicles.

Unfortunately, in modern-day society, we have adopted a widely accepted throwaway culture where it’s become commonplace to change cars every 3 years, swap mobile phones every couple of years, we are always looking to upgrade to the latest piece of technology regardless of whether our existing equipment was doing its job properly or not.
If only it was that simple in industry. But it does highlight a common question around what the best solution is to improve efficiency, output, reliability etc. ‘Shall I refurbish or replace my asset?’

In this article, Claire Curtis discusses how to maintain a positive safety culture when changing your business and what impact growing your business can have on your safety culture. 

In this video, Teli Chinelis discusses the use of anti-vibration gloves as PPE and how the HSE advise that anti-vibration gloves cannot be relied upon to provide protection from vibration.

You may have already heard that during June Finch took on a huge challenge to walk or run 1000 miles to raise £1000 for Burton and District Mind. 
We are so very proud to announce that we absolutely smashed our miles and we walked and ran 1238 miles!

In this series of articles, Dr Richard Brown gives a detailed account of his experience in confined spaces during his time as a health and safety practitioner.

In this video, Teli Chinelis discusses Approved Document O, which is a new building regulation setting standards for overheating in new residential buildings. This approved document took effect on 15 June 2022 for use in England.