http://www.aggbusiness.com/images/rsstitle.gif http://www.aggbusiness.com/ http://www.aggbusiness.com/ Aggregates Business Europe en-us May, 10 May 2007 04:00:00 GMT Tue, 16 02 2010 00:00:05 GMT http://www.aggbusiness.com/health-and-safety/rss.xml aggbusiness.com CMS editor@ropl.com jhoward@ropl.com http://www.aggbusiness.com/article.asp?id=66 Quarrying can be a dangerous business but the Atlantic Alliance believes that sharing best practice can help reduce the risk. Claire Symes reports http://www.aggbusiness.com/rss-comments.asp?id=66 Tue, 26 06 2007 00:05:05 GMT http://www.aggbusiness.com/article.asp?id=101 Operator comfort and wellbeing is high on the agenda for both construction equipment manufacturers and quarry operators, and introduction of the Human Vibration Directive will add a new legislative driver to the trend. Claire Symes and Mark Cherrington report http://www.aggbusiness.com/rss-comments.asp?id=101 Mon, 23 04 2007 00:05:05 GMT http://www.aggbusiness.com/article.asp?id=178 The action values established in the Directive have been set to provide workers with a good level of protection, but measuring and assessing the impact of vibration on the human body in an accurate an http://www.aggbusiness.com/rss-comments.asp?id=178 Tue, 24 04 2007 00:05:05 GMT http://www.aggbusiness.com/article.asp?id=232 Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS) could, according to some, be as serious a threat as exposure to asbestos. Paul Howard finds out what's being done to reduce the risk http://www.aggbusiness.com/rss-comments.asp?id=232 Tue, 09 10 2007 00:05:05 GMT http://www.aggbusiness.com/article.asp?id=320 A Spanish quarry where safety is a priority has received a prestigious award for its initiatives http://www.aggbusiness.com/rss-comments.asp?id=320 Wed, 28 11 2007 00:05:05 GMT http://www.aggbusiness.com/article.asp?id=1450 Ongoing operative training is an essential part of achieving the industry's targets on safety improvement... http://www.aggbusiness.com/rss-comments.asp?id=1450 Thu, 25 06 2009 00:05:05 GMT http://www.aggbusiness.com/article.asp?id=472 Incidence of skin cancer is on the rise in Europe and with quarry workers at the highest risk of workplace exposure to UV radiation... http://www.aggbusiness.com/rss-comments.asp?id=472 Tue, 04 03 2008 00:05:05 GMT http://www.aggbusiness.com/article.asp?id=574 Risk to direct employees in quarries has been cut significantly in recent years but the potential for preventable accidents among contractors... http://www.aggbusiness.com/rss-comments.asp?id=574 Tue, 15 04 2008 00:05:05 GMT http://www.aggbusiness.com/article.asp?id=713 Blasting in European quarries has an excellent safety record thanks to rigorous checks and training and the latest security initiatives are also helping to boost safety. Claire Symes reports http://www.aggbusiness.com/rss-comments.asp?id=713 Mon, 07 07 2008 00:05:05 GMT http://www.aggbusiness.com/article.asp?id=763 Cemex UK's Barrington quarry and cement plant is a record breaker when it comes to safety. http://www.aggbusiness.com/rss-comments.asp?id=763 Thu, 31 07 2008 00:05:05 GMT http://www.aggbusiness.com/article.asp?id=862 Trespassers that are killed or injured are a constant worry for quarry operators. Alan Peterson reports http://www.aggbusiness.com/rss-comments.asp?id=862 Fri, 10 10 2008 00:05:05 GMT http://www.aggbusiness.com/article.asp?id=976 Safety is the responsibility of everyone in the supply chain from equipment producer and quarry owner down to the individual worker and their colleagues. ABE reports. Improving the safety of quarry workers has been a key target for the industry over the last decade and these continual efforts have helped improve the sector's reputation. But to ac http://www.aggbusiness.com/rss-comments.asp?id=976 Fri, 21 11 2008 00:05:05 GMT http://www.aggbusiness.com/article.asp?id=1235 From December this year the new Machinery Directive will come into effect in Europe but what will it mean for the quarrying industry? Claire Symes reports http://www.aggbusiness.com/rss-comments.asp?id=1235 Mon, 16 03 2009 00:05:05 GMT http://www.aggbusiness.com/article.asp?id=1361 The first results are in from a Europe-wide initiative to protect workers from respiratory crystalline silica, Lisa Russell reports http://www.aggbusiness.com/rss-comments.asp?id=1361 Fri, 15 05 2009 00:05:05 GMT http://www.aggbusiness.com/article.asp?id=1566 While health and safety statistics have limited importance on their own, their ability to highlight trends is a key indicator. ABE looks at the need for improved recording... http://www.aggbusiness.com/rss-comments.asp?id=1566 Mon, 17 08 2009 00:05:05 GMT http://www.aggbusiness.com/article.asp?id=1704 Operating or walking close to moving machines presents quarry workers with a greater risk of accidents. ABE looks at technology aimed to protect the workforce... http://www.aggbusiness.com/rss-comments.asp?id=1704 Fri, 16 10 2009 00:05:05 GMT http://www.aggbusiness.com/article.asp?id=1856 Ensuring contractor competence has always been key to reducing accidents but is not always easy to do. ABE takes a look at the passport scheme used in the UK http://www.aggbusiness.com/rss-comments.asp?id=1856 Mon, 04 01 2010 00:05:05 GMT http://www.aggbusiness.com/article.asp?id=1948 Reducing human interaction with machinery through greater automation is helping to deliver improved safety for quarry operators http://www.aggbusiness.com/rss-comments.asp?id=1948 Tue, 16 02 2010 00:05:05 GMT