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Working Safely with Welding Fume – A Summary of Solutions and Risks
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...
Businesses from across the UK visit Northampton for specialist LEV training
Businesses from across the UK travelled to Northampton in July to attend the first one day LEV training course at the McCarthy Environmental Centre of Excellence training centre. The centre runs Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) proficiency and competency training...
Working Safely with Oil Mist
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...
Working Safely with Metalworking Fluids
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...
A team challenge to raise funds for Asthma UK
Lake swims and mud pits, fallen trees, boggy ground, ditches, hills and dense foliage – just a few of the challenges the team at McCarthy Environmental will face this year. The team, who are taking part in the Wolf Run on 1stSeptember, is made up of Technical Sales...
New Training Centre to Open it’s doors in Northampton
A new training centre is opening in Northampton this March, becoming the only one of its kind in the region to provide LEV proficiency and competency training courses. The McCarthy Environmental Centre of Excellence, based in the company’s Swan Valley headquarters, is...
Working With and Supporting the Construction Sector
Dust and fume extraction experts McCarthy Environmental work hand in hand with the construction industry – designing and installing LEV systems for its customers as well as providing extraction systems to protect on-site workers. The Northamptonshire based company has...
Newly qualified duo help Northampton firm continue to expand
Hundreds of miles, four days of training, thousands of pounds, a high-pressure exam and two newly qualified experts – meet Technical Sales Manager Mark Griffiths and Project Engineer Chris Byrne. The duo, from Northampton’s dust and fume extraction company McCarthy...