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Viridis Consultant Helen Pearson recognised for contribution to occupational hygiene.
Held at the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exhibition (AIHce), the Mark of Excellence Breakfast recognizes and celebrates the extraordinary contributions made by members and volunteers to the industry and the profession.At the ceremony Helen was recognised as the BOHS 3M Young Hygienist of the Year, an award she received at the BOHS Conference in […]
Continue readingViridis Consultant becomes Chartered Fellow of IOSH
The chair of IOSH’s Edinburgh branch has become a chartered fellow of the institution. Helen Pearson said she was “very proud” to have gained the status, adding it was “a reflection of my ongoing commitment to the promotion of health and safety in the workplace and in the wider community”.She said: “I also see it […]
Continue readingA Day in the Life of Rupert Balfry Published in HSM Magazine
How early do you rise?I am not a morning person so I find the early starts for site visits really hard. The flip side of this is the more leisurely 9am start when I am office based. My colleagues know that if we have to go in to assess a backshift I am first in […]
Continue readingViridis Present at IOSH Edinburgh Branch Meeting
Rupert Balfry, a director and occupational hygiene consultant at Viridis Safety, said occupational hygiene is “a key part of effective worker health protection”.He said: “Occupational hygienists have the specialist knowledge and skills to both properly evaluate the risks posed by health hazards in the workplace and to advise on suitable methods of controlling exposure.” During his […]
Continue readingSafety and Health Practitioner Magazine profiles Helen Pearson’s professional journey
In your early career you were a support geologist. What led you to a career in health and safety?I had always worked in geoscience related jobs when the opportunity of an EHS post came up. I had not previously done any safety work but my dad was working towards his NVQ4 in Occupational Health and […]
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