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Maintenance of workplace, equipment, devices and systems: top tips
The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) has produced an information sheet intended to help property operators, facilities managers and designers to understand their...
Published 2 Mar 2021
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Call for government and HSE to strengthen COVID-secure workplace rules
COVID-19 deaths are higher among low-paid and manual workers in England and Wales, underlining the need for stronger COVID-secure workplace rules. ...
Published 2 Mar 2021
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Homeworkers present higher risk of data security breach
With many workers being away from the office, confidential information and data is at higher risk of a breach. ...
Published 2 Mar 2021
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Workplace catering: what does the future hold?
Catering and FM experts urge businesses to adapt and prepare for significant change to workplace catering....
Published 2 Mar 2021
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Lockdown screen time leading to increased sight loss
38% of people in the UK who have been using screens more during lockdown believe their eyesight has been affected as a result. ...
Published 2 Mar 2021
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Time to apply first aid to your corporate strategy?
Society will benefit if firms give emergency medical training to all of their employees, argues St John Ambulance....
Published 2 Mar 2021
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ACAS publishes new advice on Coronavirus vaccines for work
Workplace expert ACAS has published new advice on getting the Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine for work....
Published 2 Mar 2021
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Legionnaires' Disease - symptoms are similar to COVID-19
Symptoms of Legionnaires Disease are similar to those of COVID-19, it has been revealed....
Published 24 Feb 2021
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HSE announces new Chief Inspector of Buildings
The Health and Safety Executive has announced the appointment of a Chief Inspector of Buildings to establish and lead the new Building Safety Regulator (BSR). ...
Published 24 Feb 2021
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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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