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The dangers of scaffolding: builder avoids immediate prison sentence

A builder has been given a suspended prison sentence after he put the lives of workers at risk on a construction site in London....

Published 20 Aug 2024

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What is a dynamic risk assessment?

For industries and employers whose activity involves a fast-moving environment where things change rapidly and decisions need to be taken on the spot, a formal...

Published 20 Aug 2024

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Employers should do more to support workforce wellbeing

Fifty-five per cent of professionals think employers should be doing more to help with employee wellbeing – whilst over two-fifths of senior leaders feel their...

Published 19 Aug 2024

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Health and safety investment can be “game-changer”, says IOSH

The global chartered body for health and safety professionals has called on UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and his government to invest further in...

Published 19 Aug 2024

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Health and safety training: preventing the costs of accidents

Health and Safety Executive (HSE) statistics show that each year, over a million workers are injured or made ill by their work in Great Britain....

Published 14 Aug 2024

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Protecting your business and staff from riots and protests

The recent civil unrest across the UK has prompted lots of questions from employers as to how to protect their businesses in the event of...

Published 13 Aug 2024

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Protecting third parties: the ethical advantages

The prosecution of Grampian Health Board following the death of a patient has highlighted the importance of protecting the health and safety of customers, third...

Published 13 Aug 2024

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Work at height: employee’s fall from driver’s cab results in £1m fine

A logistics company has been fined £1 million after an employee fell over ten metres and sustained serious injuries....

Published 13 Aug 2024

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Health and safety training: the benefits to reputation

As the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 celebrates its 50th anniversary, we take a look at the business benefits of health and safety...

Published 7 Aug 2024

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The King's speech July 2024: implications for employers

Published 23 Jul 2024

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Why are there so many slips, trips and falls?

Statistics from across the world indicate that slips and trips are a common problem. Claire Deacon PhD, Health and Safety Trainer with International Workplace, looks...

Published 30 Aug 2023

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Why are falls from height still the highest cause of deaths?

Work at height continues to be the most common cause of fatal injury, according to the HSE’s latest statistics, published on 6 July....

Published 11 Jul 2023

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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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Water systems at risk of Legionella as heat rises

Employers and premises managers are being warned of the importance of being mindful of the impact hot weather can have on the presence of Legionella...

Published 13 Jun 2023

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Women need to be recognised in workplace health and safety, says report

Men and women’s different working conditions and treatment by society can affect the risks both genders face at work, as well as how to assess...

Published 23 Jan 2020

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Training: employers need to think like employees!

Employers and employees don’t see eye-to-eye on the definition of meaningful training, and it’s creating a predicament for L&D. That’s the finding of a new...

Published 6 Jun 2023

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