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Respiratory diseases: current developments
The annual statistics on work-related ill health and workplace injuries for 2022/23 show 12,000 people die each year from lung diseases linked to exposure to...
Published 1 Feb 2024
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The power of apprenticeships
In today's rapidly evolving job market, the importance of apprenticeships cannot be overstated. Apprenticeships serve as a bridge between education and employment, offering a unique...
Published 31 Jan 2024
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Older workers: is your workplace fit to accommodate them?
Demographic changes mean that there are many more older age workers in Britain than prior to the 2020s. The number of people aged 65 and...
Published 30 Jan 2024
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Talking to staff about mental health: top tips
On 1 February 2024, the UK will hold the nation’s biggest annual mental health conversation, Time to Talk Day. ...
Published 23 Jan 2024
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Health and safety: defending vicarious liability claims
Vicarious liability can be a formidable challenge for employers, causing responsibility to extend beyond the individual and creating shared accountability for employers and employees alike. ...
Published 23 Jan 2024
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Covid decontaminators cause life-changing illness
A company in York, which was employed to decontaminate a hotel where the first cases of Covid in the UK were found, has now been...
Published 23 Jan 2024
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Electric vehicles and devices: a need for risk assessment?
There have been several fires reported involving lithium-ion batteries (LiB) as the number of devices containing them increases. But is the problem sufficient to warrant...
Published 17 Jan 2024
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Fleets mustn’t enforce EVs without employee backing
Businesses could be putting their sustainability goals at risk if they do not handle electric vehicle (EV) adoption carefully, warns Volkswagen Financial Services (VWFS) Fleet....
Published 16 Jan 2024
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We must improve understanding of duty to manage asbestos, says HSE
Buildings that people use in their daily lives, such as workplaces, schools and hospitals are the focus of a new HSE campaign to keep people...
Published 16 Jan 2024
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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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