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The British Occupational Hygiene Society, a scientific charity and the Chartered Society for Worker Health Protection has released a set of frequently asked questions on ventilation and COVID-19. This follows the delay of easing of lockdown measures in England which will require continued vigilance by employers and changes in
The British Occupational Hygiene Society, a scientific charity and the chartered society for worker health protection is emphasising to its members that widespread workforce vaccination is not yet a sufficient control to allow for the removal of other COVID measures.
The advice comes as the UK passes the halfway mark in vaccinations and all the UK’s countries relax COVID-19 restrictions. Over recent months, while lockdown restrictions have been in place, workplace
The British Occupational Hygiene Society, a leading scientific charity and the Chartered Society for Worker Health Protection has issued interim advice on vaccination in the workplace.
The British Occupational Hygiene Society, a leading scientific charity and the Cha
The British Occupational Hygiene Society, a scientific charity and the Chartered Society for Worker Health Protection is issuing the following guidance on the mutations emerging to COVID-19 virus.
Surveillance on mutations occurring in the COVID-19 virus has reported a number of mutations Data – COG-UK Consortium (cogconsortium.uk). Over recent weeks, there has been particular concern over a UK mutation (VUI
BOHS welcomes new research by IOSH-sponsored Imperial College into occupational exposure to diesel for professional drivers, but cautions that it highlights a COVID-19 dilemma with ventilation.
The British Occupational Hygiene Society, a scientific charity and the Chartered Society for Workplace Health Protection, is welcoming research published by Imperial College London’s DEMist project, which uses black carbon to track exposure of professi
The British Occupational Hygiene Society, a scientific charity and the Chartered Society for Workplace Health Protection, is welcoming research published by Imperial College London’s DEMist project, which uses black carbon to track exposure of professional drivers to diesel exhaust.
The study led by Dr Ian Mudway, Senior Lecturer at the MRC Centre for Environment and Health, Environmental Research Group, Imperial College London, discovered that professional drivers had four-fold
Noise is one of the oldest known industrial diseases – yet we continue to apply the same approach and technology we were using over 50 years ago. Why has this topic lacked innovation and fresh ideas to move with technological advances? This webinar explores the findings of HSE research on the current quality of noise health surveillance and introduces new technology, novel approaches and potential new hearing function test to provide an earlier indicator of noi