health and safety - WWT
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Innovation Zone: AIR-VAC micro vacuum excavator
The AIR-VAC micro vacuum excavator was built for excavating around congested buried
live utilities in areas with limited...
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Taking a stance on HAVS
Jacqui McLaughlin, chief executive of Reactec, looks at how the risk from exposure to
hand-arm vibration is assessed and...
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Over-pressurisation: A serious risk for lime storage silos
Hycontrol managing director Nigel Allen warns that many lime storage silos are disasters
waiting to happen, and steps need...
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Yorkshire Water first in sector to eliminate chlorine gas
Yorkshire Water has announced that has become the first company in the water sector
to eliminate all ageing chlorine and...
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The search for safer streetworks practices
Amey Utilities' HSEQ director, Gerry Mulholland, explains how the company’s 2020
Challenge and Know What’s Below...
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In Focus: Health, safety and wellbeing at Lanes Group
Having introduced an array of creative solutions to improve health, safety and
wellbeing, Lanes Group is showing the...
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Arup and Costain secure Yorkshire Water contract
A joint venture between Arup and Costain has secured a health and safety assurance
consultancy framework contract as part...
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Thames helps develop new mental health first aid guidance
Thames Water is one of four leading employers to help develop new guidance by Mental
Health First Aid (MHFA) England.
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Mind the step: manholes, steps and ladders
Manhole steps, ladders and associated access systems perform a safety critical function.
Here, Chris Cawte, managing...
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Fostering a safety culture in the water industry
Having the right culture is often the key to achieving excellence in safety compliance
and performance. Here, David...
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The future of chlorine
It's a mainstay of drinking water treatment in the UK, but is it time for the water
industry to reconsider its reliance on...
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Striking it out: How can the industry cut down utility strikes?
Utility strikes are both costly and potentially fatal. With tens of thousands believed to
occur in the UK every year, how...
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Yorkshire Water fined £733K over 'wholly avoidable' death
Yorkshire Water has been fined £733,000 after a fitter suffered fatal burns when his
clothing was ignited by sparks.
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Workforce wellbeing: opening Pandora's Box
Caring about the wellbeing of your workforce in the utilities sector requires maturity and
tenacity, writes Lanes Group...
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Yorkshire Water to invest £6M on improving reservoir safety
Yorkshire Water has announced that four of its reservoirs in South Yorkshire will soon
undergo £6 million of safety works...
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