As of February 2019, the HSE issued a safety alert and a change in Enforcement Expectations for Mild Steel Welding Fume. The recent reclassification of mild steel welding fume as a Group 1 carcinogenic to humans by the International Agency for the Research on Cancer...
In modern day manufacturing, we must evaluate the potential impact that our operations may have on the workplace environment and operatives’ wellbeing and long term health. Welding fume comprises a varying mixture of airborne gases and very fine particles. The visible...
In modern day manufacturing, we must evaluate the potential impact that our operations may have on the workplace environment and workers’ wellbeing and long term health. Last month, we summarised the need to control oil mist and aerosols within metalworking and...
This month McCarthy Environmental Business Development Manager Andy Shearer takes a closer look at oil mist and how the ESTA OILMAC can help to keep employees safe. What are the dangers of oil mist arising from metalworking and machining? Workers who are exposed to...