Hazards 127, July-September 2014
FEATURES
A line in the sand The Health and Safety Executive doesn’t want a tighter exposure standard for crystalline silica, either in the UK or Europe. Hazards unpicks its flimsy – and dangerous – excuses. more
Don't pimp our watchdog! Incoming Health and Safety Executive head Dr Richard Judge is under government instruction to ‘commercialise’ the watchdog. But a Hazards campaign is urging the new chief executive to ensure the regulator uses its legal powers, people and skills to protect us at work, instead of flogging its services to all-comers. more
CENTREPAGES
Safety unmasked Hard hats, ear defenders, masks, gloves, safety boots, high viz jackets. This ‘protective’ workplace wardrobe is a given for many workers. Heck, you’ll be disciplined or fired for not wearing it. But US construction union safety expert Scott Schneider says removing work hazards is a safer alternative to relying on all this personal protective equipment. more
PHOTOFILE
At arm's length The world’s largest Ebola outbreak has killed over 2,000 people in West Africa. Overwhelmed and poorly protected health workers are among the victims, with over 120 dead so far. more
POSTER
Don't pimp our watchdog If you think the Health and Safety Executive’s new chief executive should spend his time improving workplace health and safety, instead of converting HSE into a cash- chasing semi-retired regulator, tell him. more
ELSEWHERE IN HAZARDS
News in brief, 10-17. Unions and campaigns, 22-33. International news, 33-35
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Deadly Business
A Hazards special investigation
The decimation of Britain's industrial base was supposed to have one obvious upside - an end to dirty and deadly jobs.
In the 'Deadly business' series, Hazards reveals how a hands off approach to safety regulation means workers continue to die in preventable 'accidents' at work.
Meanwhile, an absence of oversight means old industrial diseases are still affecting millions, and modern jobs are creating a bloodless epidemic of workplace diseases - from 'popcorn lung' to work related suicide. Find out more
