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Our blogs offer informal and opinionated insight into the most pertinent health and safety and workplace issues. Authored by our team of experts, our blogs take an alternate look at issues in the news.
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ISO 14001:2015 Final Draft is published
The Final Draft International Standard (FDIS) of ISO 14001:2015 has now been published. This is the final stage in the revision journey and organisations can...
Published 7 Jul 2015
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Do you know the employment rights of employees working abroad?
We are increasingly in a mobile world where staff move from one country to another as part of their normal working life; where international assignments...
Published 27 Jan 2015
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Employee motivation ‘key to productivity’
A global study in 2013 revealed that only 13% of employees worldwide are engaged at work. The 142-country study on the ‘State of the Global...
Published 20 Jan 2015
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Health and safety trends in the manufacturing industry
Manufacturing can be a dangerous business, it is one of the industries with the most workplace injuries and fatalities. It accounts for only 10% of...
Published 5 Nov 2014
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Is your country the safest place to work?
Last week, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published new figures showing that Britain continues to be one of the safest places to work in...
Published 4 Nov 2014
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How many employers pay their staff the Living Wage?
The Living Wage is a subject constantly in the news, and, at least according to the media and social networking sites, it is evident more...
Published 28 Oct 2014
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Health and safety when moving office
Office relocation can be a hectic time and it often also comes with an increased risk of workplace accident and injury because of the activities...
Published 22 Oct 2014
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Hearing loss within the workplace – The use of headphones and the law
A recent study suggests that 25% of workers are risking noise induced hearing loss by using their headphones at work. With evidence supporting the fact...
Published 4 Aug 2014
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How to introduce new industrial technologies to employees
"That’s the way we've always done it. " If you're trying to show employees how to take advantage of new technology, you've no doubt heard this...
Published 4 Mar 2014
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AI in safety, health and wellbeing – the ethics, challenges and pitfalls
Published 5 Jan 2024
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NEBOSH certificate programme: the ‘new’ normal
Since the launch in 1989 of the National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety, NEBOSH has been the dominant force in the health and...
Published 2 Jan 2024
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AI in safety, health and wellbeing – the ethics, challenges and pitfalls
The impact of AI is often described in terms of extremes. On the one hand, it’s seen as a technological breakthrough to allow us to...
Published 5 Jan 2024
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Fire safety guidance – what you need to know
Those of us who work in safety – and particularly in fire safety – have learned to see fire risk on a continuum. There really...
Published 19 Jun 2017
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Health and safety trends in the manufacturing industry
Manufacturing can be a dangerous business, it is one of the industries with the most workplace injuries and fatalities. It accounts for only 10% of...
Published 5 Nov 2014
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Psychological safety – trusting people to trust you as a business
Psychological safety – the belief that one can speak up without risk of punishment or humiliation – is long established as a crucial component to...
Published 17 May 2022
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Is your country the safest place to work?
Last week, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published new figures showing that Britain continues to be one of the safest places to work in...
Published 4 Nov 2014
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