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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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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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Women’s health at work: a growing crisis
A groundbreaking report highlights the urgent need for measures to protect women from getting ill because of work. ...
Published 8 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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Violence at work – not acceptable in any sector
In a recent case, two companies were fined a combined total of more than £400,000 after staff working at a South Wales mental health hospital...
Published 8 Aug 2023
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HSE: a shift from safety to work-related mental health?
The HSE strategy for 2022 to 2032 sets out its priorities and objectives for the next decade. The first objective is to undertake work to...
Published 2 Aug 2023
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Apprenticeships: should students pay the costs?
Should students contribute to the costs of their own apprenticeship? This is one recommendation highlighted in a new report focussing on the apprenticeship system....
Published 2 Aug 2023
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Government body highlights “significant issues” with Building Safety Regulator
The government’s major projects body has raised “significant issues” with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR), just over two months before the watchdog takes on its...
Published 2 Aug 2023
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New plans to boost health in the workplace
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have published a consultation on ways to increase uptake of...
Published 25 Jul 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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