Stand united
Naz Dossa examines how to ensure worker safety comes first as we emerge from the pandemic and face a new working environment.
Naz Dossa examines how to ensure worker safety comes first as we emerge from the pandemic and face a new working environment.
WHEN YOU’RE responsible for the health and safety of a large and varied workforce, with workers carrying out different roles within distinct departments and facing unique risks, ensuring that everyone has the tools they need to work safely can be a real challenge.
As we strive to stop the spread of the coronavirus, more workers are finding themselves working alone and some companies find they have lone workers for the first time. Naz Dossa looks at the safety at wellbeing of this emerging community.
POLL OF 13,500 GMB members – thought to be the biggest during the Covid pandemic – finds workers terrified of taking coronavirus home.
THE UNPRECEDENTED impact of the current pandemic has affected the mental health of millions of people. HSENI is encouraging employers to embrace the theme of “mental health for all” and ensure workplace mental well-being is a priority.
TOUGH NEW measures to tackle modern slavery in supply chains are “a step in the right direction” – but more needs to be done to tackle the issue.
THE 2020 RAC Report on Motoring has revealed that 1 in 5 drivers aged 17-24 admit to making or receiving video calls when driving, and a further 1 in 10 say they play games on their phone when behind the wheel.
AWARENESS OF the importance of good mental health at work is growing, but action is also important; CHAS shares some steps for improving mental well-being in the workplace:
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