SPOTLIGHT
BSIF TO PUBLISH ‘THE 2017 GUIDE
TO THE BRITISH SAFETY INDUSTRY’
ALAN MURRAY, BSIF CEO
T
he British Safety Industry
Federation (BSIF) is the
independent voice of the UK safety
industry, serving and representing UK
businesses that keep people safe and
healthy at work.
Although our responsibilities are
to the UK, in order to discharge them
effectively, the Federation draws on
its international reach as part of the
European Safety Federation. Working for
the country’s interests and leveraging
relationships at home, we work with
the Health and Safety Executive, the
Department for International Trade and
the Department for Business Energy and
Industrial Strategy.
To highlight the work of the UK safety
industry, BSIF annually publishes ‘The
Guide to the British Safety Industry’. The
guide is designed to equip the reader
with a useful reference tool on a broad
range of safety products available. It is
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a source of sensible and proportionate
advice on implementing safety, health
and environmental policies; to ensure
that the UK is kept safe and healthy while
at work.
Throughout the guide, readers
will find informative articles created
by industry experts about a range of
hazards that are continuously faced in
the workplace. The guide sets out to
offer clear and concise material and
steers through a selection of safety and
personal protective equipment, and
monitoring and control devices. We
believe that the guide delivers, in one
place, valuable information and access
to the country’s leading manufacturers
and distributors of