newsA recently held Pan-Industry Construction Industry Summit, hosted by The Association of Project Safety (APS) at the Royal Institution, London, agreed to continue working together to tackle injuries and incidences of long term physical and mental ill health, directly attributed to unsafe working practices and reduce the number of fatal accidents (around one per week and the number of deaths caused by ill health (100 deaths/week).
newsA new report shows that workplace absence is costing the UK economy £18billion in lost productivity. This is part of an increasing trend that has seen workplace absence increase year-on-year since 2011 – having previously been on a downward trend since 1993. As a result, the report predicts that the cost of absence will increase to £21bn in 2020, and increase to £26bn in 2030.
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newsA construction firm has been sentenced following the death of Philip Griffiths at Heathrow Airport in October 2014.
newsHealth and safety statistics for the UK produced by the HSE state that around 4% of workers, in both the construction and education sectors, suffer from an illness they believe to be work-related, such as musculo-skeletal disorders.
articleTo celebrate the 18th anniversary of HSM editor Chris Shaw has brought together the magazine’s previous editors for their thoughts on the publication and how health & safety has moved on since its launch almost two decades ago.
articleHGV driver safety is multi-faceted, focusing on issues as diverse as load stability and driver concentration. Technology can help but there is the danger of over-reliance, while the focus must also be on people and work culture.
newsThe International Labour Organisation’s campaign for the 2017 World Day for Safety and Health at Work focuses on the need to improve reliable HSEQ/OSH data collection for prevention purposes.
newsNew analysis of sickness absence in the contracting sector shows worrying levels of absenteeism due to mental health problems.
articleThe HSM Campaigns Hub provides you with information on the latest health & safety initiatives and how you can get involved. This month we examine The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work’s Healthy Workplaces Campaign.
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