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Six things bringing employees back to the office
Improving working conditions and changing the office is the best way to repopulate the workplace, according to a new workplace futures survey. ...
Published 22 Aug 2023
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Six companies charged with Beechmere fire safety failings
Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) has announced it is bringing prosecutions against six companies following the major fire that broke out at Beechmere retirement...
Published 22 Aug 2023
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Do I need a first aider in my workplace?
People can suffer injuries or be taken ill in any workplace - it doesn’t matter whether the injury or illness is caused by the work...
Published 22 Aug 2023
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Skin: protecting the body’s largest organ at work
During the summer months, we are more conscious of protecting our skin from the sun if working outdoors. However, reports Claire Deacon, Health and Safety...
Published 22 Aug 2023
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Asbestos – recent company fines and failings
Several businesses have been prosecuted in the last 12 months for asbestos issues. Whilst the pandemic interrupted regular asbestos audits and proactive safety work, now...
Published 22 Aug 2023
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Legionella on the barge: lessons for employers
The migrants being housed on the Bibby Stockholm barge in an effort to cut the cost of housing asylum seekers, have all been removed after...
Published 15 Aug 2023
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Accidents at work: dealing with the aftermath
Attention is always given to the prevention of accidents in the workplace, but where an accident does occur it can have a significant impact if...
Published 15 Aug 2023
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NI Police Service data breach causes concern for safety
The news of a “monumental” data breach in Northern Ireland - where the personal details of 10,000 serving officers in the Police Service of Northern...
Published 15 Aug 2023
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Risk assessment: the ‘reasonably foreseeable’ test
Risk assessments are often the first thing to be reviewed in the event of an accident. Claire Deacon PhD, Health and Safety Trainer with International...
Published 8 Aug 2023
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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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