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Link between financial wellbeing and mental health strengthens
Almost a quarter of the UK’s largest listed employers have improved their performance on workplace mental health overall in the past year, and almost half now recognise the link between financial wellbeing and the mental health of their employees, according to the second annual CCLA Corporate Mental Health Benchmark- UK 100, published this month.
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Time to tackle “plague” of work accidents and ill health
New IOSH President Stuart Hughes is calling on the profession to challenge itself to develop new ways of tackling the “unacceptably high” number of work-related...
Published 22 Nov 2023
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HSE publishes annual work-related ill health and injury statistics for 2022/23
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today published its annual statistics on work-related ill health and workplace injuries, revealing that nearly two million workers...
Published 22 Nov 2023
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Asbestos and women: the hidden killer
Each year, around 400 women die from mesothelioma caused by asbestos in the UK, yet the majority were not directly exposed to the deadly fibres...
Published 22 Nov 2023
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Failure to heed audits and warnings: the courts’ view
Recent decisions from the Court of Appeal demonstrate how the courts view poor audit reports, the failure to heed warnings, and the impact these have...
Published 15 Nov 2023
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Duty to protect the public highlighted as child suffers fractured skull
The legal duty of companies to keep both workers and members of the public safe has been highlighted by a recent case in which a...
Published 14 Nov 2023
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Residents put at risk during removal of cladding
A health and safety inspector has found cladding lying on residents’ balconies at a Liverpool apartment block, posing a serious fire risk....
Published 14 Nov 2023
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Tests reveal non-compliant safety footwear on market
British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) testing has revealed that a significant amount of safety footwear produced by non-members is failing to perform as advertised....
Published 14 Nov 2023
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BRIEFINGS
IOSH sees ‘Secret Seven Go Missing’ from King’s Speech
The first King’s Speech in 70 years was delivered on 7 November in Parliament. Those hoping to hear a planned legislative agenda that would deliver...
Published 14 Nov 2023
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Government has failed to reduce physical risks at work over the last three years says TUC
A new TUC survey of over 3,000 union health and safety representatives has revealed that no progress has been made in reducing physical risks for...
Published 13 Nov 2023
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
The King's speech July 2024: implications for employers
Published 23 Jul 2024
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Why are there so many slips, trips and falls?
Statistics from across the world indicate that slips and trips are a common problem. Claire Deacon PhD, Health and Safety Trainer with International Workplace, looks...
Published 30 Aug 2023
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Why are falls from height still the highest cause of deaths?
Work at height continues to be the most common cause of fatal injury, according to the HSE’s latest statistics, published on 6 July....
Published 11 Jul 2023
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Who is responsible for safe work on your own home?
A man has been given a suspended sentence after he carried out unsafe work on an extension to his own home in Manchester....
Published 24 Jun 2024
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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
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Water systems at risk of Legionella as heat rises
Employers and premises managers are being warned of the importance of being mindful of the impact hot weather can have on the presence of Legionella...
Published 13 Jun 2023
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Women need to be recognised in workplace health and safety, says report
Men and women’s different working conditions and treatment by society can affect the risks both genders face at work, as well as how to assess...
Published 23 Jan 2020
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Training: employers need to think like employees!
Employers and employees don’t see eye-to-eye on the definition of meaningful training, and it’s creating a predicament for L&D. That’s the finding of a new...
Published 6 Jun 2023
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