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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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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
BRIEFINGS
Duty to manage asbestos - what people want to know
Earlier this year, HSE ran a free duty to manage asbestos webinar. It has taken on the feedback to highlight helpful resources to support three...
Published 30 Sept 2024
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
Hidden impact: how managers shape our mental health more than we realise
Hidden impact: how managers shape our mental health more than we realise...
Published 24 Sept 2024
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RISK
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HSE requests use cases on AI and health and safety
The HSE is launching a new research project to map AI's impact on health and safety across its regulated industries. This will help it...
Published 16 Sept 2024
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
Changing the narrative on suicide
The World Health Organization estimates that more than 720,000 people die every year from suicide. That’s around 2,000 a day or 80 every hour. And...
Published 10 Sept 2024
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Worker loses fingers: the significance of machine safety
A case involving a multi-national food company has highlighted the significance of machine safety in the manufacturing industry....
Published 28 Aug 2024
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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Occupational health and safety professionals vote in favour of four-day week
Occupational safety and health (OSH) professionals have delivered an emphatic response to the recent debate on the merits and demerits of introducing a four-day working...
Published 28 Aug 2024
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Dagenham high-rise fire exposes “national scandal” of flammable cladding
The Fire Brigades Union has said that a high-rise fire in Dagenham exposes the “national scandal” of flammable cladding and deregulation in the building industry....
Published 28 Aug 2024
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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
BRIEFINGS
Health and safety training – the impact on productivity
Health and safety training isn’t just about educating staff to fulfil their legal obligations; it can have a significant impact on staff performance and, as...
Published 28 Aug 2024
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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
BRIEFINGS
Health and safety training: reducing absence and turnover rates
Workers’ wellbeing and work climate are often cited as two of the most crucial factors that contribute to the success of an organisation. When employees...
Published 21 Aug 2024
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
The King's speech July 2024: implications for employers
Published 23 Jul 2024
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RISK
NEWS
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
NEWS
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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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
NEWS
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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