Casella Collaborate With CIOB

15 Dec 2016

Casella are proud to reveal our contribution to “Masters of Construction”, made in partnership with the Chartered Institute of Building and ITN Productions. With this programme we want to encourage organisations and workers alike to adopt a new perspective of “Treating Health Like Safety".

The programme features key industry interviews and news-style reports along with sponsored editorial profiles. In it, Casella demonstrates how their monitoring solutions are helping organisations adopt a new approach of “Treating Health like Safety”  and introducing this new perspective into the workplace.

The programme also examines how worker health should be viewed with the same priority as their immediate safety and in doing so, how different businesses use  monitoring solutions to improve the long term health of their workforces. London Underground provide the first case study, where workers on the platforms and elsewhere are at risk of exposure to noise levels that could eventually lead to Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL). Data captured by Casella’s dBadge2 noise dosimeter and 63x Series sound level meters provide  the  data needed for a proper risk assessment. Louise Long, Health & Safety Manager at London Underground, champion’s the use of the dBadge2 dosimeter especially, for its role in identifying the risk and the preventative measures needed to protect workers. Ultimately leading to lower staff absenteeism, higher levels of motivation and consequently, an enhanced customer experience.

Casella’s dedication to improving worker health through remote monitoring, where supervisors can assess exposure levels through real time analysis, is further emphasised in its collaboration with Park Health & Safety at London Heathrow Airport. Eric Ball, occupational hygienist at Park Health & Safety Partnership highlights the issue of dust exposures on airport construction sites when working with concrete, silica and wood dust that could lead to serious long term health problems.

The innovative Apex2 personal sampling pump created by Casella is used to  determine exposure levels and provide relevant data to form a risk assessment, and help modify work practises to lower exposure.

Casella is passionate about improving workplace health and the ITN news programme draws attention to its trusted products which promote worker ownership and independence. Released on 13 December, the entire programme can be watched by clicking below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm2jJVFzfss