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Health and safety professionals are “necessary”
Frontline workers in the UK have a positive perception of health and safety (H&S) professionals, according to a survey of more than 1,200 frontline workers...
Published 25 Jun 2024
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The impact of HSE investigations on businesses
In 2023 the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted and secured high-level fines against a range of businesses across different sectors....
Published 25 Jun 2024
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Who is responsible for safe work on your own home?
A man has been given a suspended sentence after he carried out unsafe work on an extension to his own home in Manchester....
Published 24 Jun 2024
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What is wellbeing in the workplace?
This week (24-20 June) is World Wellbeing Week. In today's fast-paced and ever-evolving work environment, the concept of workplace wellbeing has gained significant attention....
Published 24 Jun 2024
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Does my building contain asbestos?
This short resource helps you identify if asbestos is present in your building. Take a look now....
Published 6 May 2024
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Landmark review calls for support for autistic people in work
A bold new government-backed review has set out a vision for workplace culture changes to support autistic people to start and stay in work....
Published 5 Mar 2024
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BSR launches campaign for residents of high-rise buildings
The new Building Safety Regulator is asking all those living in tall buildings in England to be aware of how new building safety laws affect...
Published 5 Mar 2024
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Occupational Health Taskforce to tackle in-work sickness
Businesses will be urged to tackle in-work sickness and stop people falling out of the workforce, following the appointment of Dame Carol Black as the...
Published 27 Feb 2024
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More lone workers = greater need for training
More and more people are working alone, since the COVID pandemic forced employees out of the workplace and into their homes. With this now becoming...
Published 27 Feb 2024
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68% of workers do not feel safe in their workplace
Nearly a quarter of remote workers would quit before returning to a risky worksite....
Published 19 Jan 2021
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Anxiety is on the increase, but mental health support is lacking
Sixty-eight percent of employees have felt anxious and apprehensive about returning to work, while 35% report their mental health is worse now compared to before...
Published 23 Sept 2020
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Workplace first aid kits: what should be in them?
The contents of your workplace first aid kit should be guided by your first aid needs assessment. This should take into account the level of...
Published 16 Jan 2019
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Walking from bed to desk is commuting, German court rules
A German worker who had an accident while walking from his bed to his computer when he was working from home was officially commuting, a...
Published 2 Mar 2022
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Asbestos in schools: an inspector calls
The HSE will be carrying out a programme of inspections of primary and secondary schools in England, Scotland and Wales from October 2023 onwards to...
Published 25 Sept 2023
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‘Ethical veganism’ now a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010
A judge in a UK Employment Tribunal has ruled that being vegan, for ethical reasons, amounts to a ‘philosophical belief’ and is therefore protected by...
Published 8 Jan 2020
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