HEALTH & SAFETY ADVICE

BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Agency for Safety and Health at Work has launched a new online safety and health guide on the handling of dangerous substances. It covers all the main risks associated with working with dangerous substances, allowing users to choose from a list of more than 40 key topics, including chemical accident prevention or protective equipment, or by economic sector. Internet links to online information from more than 100 safety and health institutions across Europe are provided.Meanwhile, the agency has also published a fact-sheet to help ...


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