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Workplace stress behind short-term absence

DR MACARENA Staudenmaier shares key findings from the 2025 Health and Wellbeing Report at Work report from CIPD and Simplyhealth.

Responsible AI adoption is a balancing act

AS ARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI) transforms the way organisations identify and manage risk, EHS professionals face a critical balancing act: harnessing powerful new tools while upholding their fundamental responsibility to protect people. Navigating this intersection of innovation, accountability and safety is fast becoming a defining challenge for the profession. Mike Swain provides an insight.

The hidden pillar of workplace safety

UMBER CHANGAIZ explores how emotional and psychological support are essential components of a safe and productive work environment.

Rethinking EH&S as a strategic advantage in HVAC

FOR YEARS, health and safety in the HVAC sector has often been treated as a compliance requirement – a set of boxes to tick rather than a core business priority. But that approach no longer holds up, says Paul Cosentino.

Be prepared for cardiac events

CARDIAC PREPAREDNESS should be part of every workplace safety strategy. Defibspace provides an insight.

Protecting lone workers in a warming world

SAM TOWENS discusses the steps that employers should be taking to protect workers – especially those working alone – with rising heatwaves expected across the globe.

Gas detection and monitoring: Safety as a service

BUSINESSES ARE rethinking how they acquire safety equipment and are increasingly renting equipment when it is needed. Neil Shepherd provides an insight.

Road deaths rise a wake-up call for businesses

RECENT STATISTICS show that UK road deaths in 2024 rose by 1% year-on-year. This equates to losing at least four people every day on our roads. Nick Butler discusses how this is a backwards step for the UK and a wake-up call for businesses who have a duty to protect their drivers.

Achieve a culture of competence

WORLD DAY for Safety and Health at work offers us an important opportunity to reflect on how we approach safety in the workplace, particularly in high-risk industries. Deborah Yeats provides an insight.

Protecting from a distance

WHEN IT comes to protecting lone workers, distance doesn’t have to mean danger, says Alastair MacLeod.

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