WHEC Seminar Occupational noise induced hearing loss
Workplace Expert Health Committee (WHEC) seminar: The likely
prevalence of occupational noise induced hearing loss across
British Industry. HSE approached WHEC to help identify sources of
data that could help HSE's understanding of the likely prevalence
(both current and future) of occupational NIHL across British
Industry. The speakers are John Cherrie, Emeritus Professor of
Human Health at Heriot Watt University, and former Research
Director at the Institute of Occupational Medicine in Edinburgh,
and, Dr Paul Litchfield, an Independent Chief Medical Adviser to
ITV & Compass Group and visiting Professor to Coventry
University.
Read the report: The likely prevalence of occupational noise induced
hearing loss across British industry - WHEC-19 (2023) (PDF)
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Workplace Expert Health Committee (WHEC): review paper and
seminar
Assessment of the strength of evidence underpinning the
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) reclassification
of welding fume as carcinogenic to humans
IARC reviewed the data on the carcinogenicity of welding fume. HSE
requested the opinion of WHEC on the strength of the evidence,
particularly on whether a distinction should be made between fumes
from different types of metal or different processes.
WHEC concluded that all welding fumes cause lung cancer and
possibly kidney cancer, and that it is not possible to identify
specific welding processes or base metals that give rise to this
risk.
Read the full evidence review paper: Assessment of the strength of evidence
underpinning the IARC reclassification of welding WHEC-11a
(PDF)
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Hand-held power tools - Science Review 2023
This video is based on a case study in the HSE Annual Science
Review 2023. This case study highlights HSE's research into noise
and vibrations emissions in battery and traditionally powered
hand-held power tools.
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2023
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HSE's Annual Science Review 2022
Watch HSE's seminar on the 2022 Annual Science Review. A human cough
simulator to test face shield protection, reducing the risk of
COVID-19 to delivery drivers, gas explosion tests in a life size
replica house, some of the studies HSE scientists have completed in
the last 12 months, hear our scientists talk about their work in
this seminar based on HSE's Annual Science Review. HSE's 2022
Annual Science Review uses real life work cases, and focuses on the
science and evidence being used to protect people and places,
helping everyone lead safer and healthier lives.
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HSE's Annual Science Review 2021
HSE has published this year's review, 'COVID-19: Collaboration
in a time of crisis'.
Watch HSE's seminar on the 2021 Annual Science Review 'COVID-19: hear
some of our scientists and engineers introduce the work they do to
support HSE, wider government and industry in keeping people and
work environments healthy and safe. This includes: work by our PPE
(Personal Protective Equipment) Technical Team in support of the
COVID-19 pandemic response; work enabling the safe introduction of
'Net Zero' energy technologies which supports the UK target to
achieve net zero emissions; and the evidence supporting an
award winning HSE campaign that reduced the risk of Legionnaires'
disease outbreaks.
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Workplace Health Expert Committee. WHEC Seminar: Work related
suicide: an evidence review
Following communication with HSE, WHEC was asked to
consider the occupational factors that may contribute to the risk
of suicide.
The review found that:
- Suicide risk varies strongly between occupational groups in the
UK, with the highest risk found amongst workers in low skilled, and
some skilled, positions
- In the UK, there are no systematic methods of taking an
overview of employee suicides in an organisation or workplace. It
would be beneficial to establish a way of recording relevant
data
- In instances of suicide where work factors appear important,
coroners may have a role to play through their Reports to Prevent
Future Deaths. HSE should build on their existing Memorandum of
Understanding with the Chief Coroner of England and Wales to
explore how this could be optimised; and develop a similar
understanding with the Procurator Fiscal's Office in Scotland
WHEC concluded that:"While there are clear differences in risks
of suicide between occupational groups in the UK, current means to
identify high risk organisations and workplaces are weak."
Read the full evidence review paper:
Work-related suicide WHEC-18 (2022) (PDF)
This video is a recording of a November 2022 seminar presented
by HSE's Workplace Health Expert Committee on evidence about
work-related suicide. It is introduced by Prof. Andrew Curran HSE's
Chief Scientific Adviser.
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Workplace Health Expert Committee. WHEC Seminar: Evaluating
interventions in work-related ill health and disease
The prevention of disease and ill health caused by adverse
factors at work will often require interventions to reduce the
level of exposure to harm. This WHEC seminar outlines intervention
principles where the circumstances of ill health are complex and
the result of multiple possible environmental factors in and
outside work. It discusses what could have happened if the
interventions were not in place
For more information see
Evaluating interventions in work-related ill health and disease.
Evidence review paper. WHEC-17 (PDF)
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The contents, including any opinions and/or conclusions
expressed, are those of WHEC alone and do not necessarily reflect
HSE policy
Video: Dr David Fishwick interviews Phil Hydes, asthma
sufferer
Dr David Fishwick interviews Phil Hydes, who developed
occupational asthma. He started developing symptoms when he was in
his mid 30s, his job when he first started experiencing problems
was a plater welder.
View it on the HSE website here
Ep.3 - Science, policy & public opinion: How
the wheels turn - Science and policy in HSE.
(2019)
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Ep. 4 - Science, policy & public opinion: How
the wheels turn - Research and new challenges in HSE.
(2019)
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We have your poison data: HSE's Head of Computational
Toxicology, George Loizou (2019)
This video is part of the Royal Society of Chemistry's 'Faces of
Toxicology' series and features the UK Health and Safety
Executive's head of computational toxicology, George Loizou. In the
film George talks about his career and the work of HSE in pushing
the boundaries of what can be achieved with computational
toxicology.
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Interview with Brian Crook, microbiologist at HSE, in
Buxton (UK), 2019
In this video Brian Crook
describes his impressive experiences working on the protection of
health workers in Sierra Leone during the Ebola crisis.
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Vomiting Larry - A demonstration and explanation from his
creator
This video gives a demonstration of Vomiting Larry.
Vomiting Larry is a simulated, humanoid vomiting system whose
purpose is to help with research into Norovirus and other
infections involving projectile vomiting.
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Acetylene Van Explosion Research
Research was carried out into how ventilation in the rear
of enclosed vans affects the build-up of acetylene gas. This
provides essential information to those assessing the risk of
carrying acetylene in vehicles.
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