newsMore mental health support for care staff in Scotland
ALL HEALTH and social care workers in Scotland will now have access to mental health support 24 hours a day, seven days a week through a new national helpline.
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newsEmployees injured in fall from height
CRYSTAL ARCHITECTURAL Aluminium Ltd has been fined following an incident where two employees suffered serious injuries after falling from height whilst removing large window frames from a school hall at St Saviour RC Primary School in Ellesmere Port.
newsCharity reminds workers to stay safe
AS LOCKDOWN eases and people begin returning to work, the No Falls Foundation is urging workers to ‘Be Safe, Don’t Fall, Stay Alive!’
newsFIA and Western Business Media sign strategic agreement
THE FIRE Industry Association (FIA) has signed a strategic agreement with Western Business Media, the publisher of Fire Safety Matters magazine, which will see the two organisations jointly launch a new fire and security awards scheme as well as publish an annual guide for the UK fire safety sector, while also bringing new member benefits for FIA members.
newsFines after worker develops HAVS
MOTOR SALES company, Perrys Motor Sales Ltd (PMS) and Occupational Health & Safety Consultants, S & Ash Ltd (previously known as Sound Advice Safety and Health Ltd.), were both sentenced for safety breaches after a worker developed Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS).
newsCouncil fined following fatality due to falling branch
WIRRAL BOROUGH Council has been fined after a branch from a tree fell and struck the vehicle of a pregnant mother while she was driving with her two children.
productOperating in the ‘new normal’
Make UK sheds light on the next steps for manufacturing health and safety.
newsBOHS releases paper on use of face coverings
THE BRITISH Occupational Hygiene Society, the Chartered Society for Worker Health Protection with a long history of providing scientific guidance on workplace health exposures, is releasing a paper on the use of face coverings in the workplace.
newsRe-appointments and extensions on HSENI board
ECONOMY MINISTER Diane Dodds has announced the re-appointments of the Chair and two board members of the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) for a second three year term, effective from 1 April 2020.
articleIn the spotlight with Matthew Elson
This month we put Matthew Elson in the spotlight to find out about his route into the health and safety sector, career highlights, and what’s next for SHE Software.
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