Half of workers skip essential HSE training
DATA FROM Astutis has revealed that a growing number of UK employees are funding their own health and safety training from their own pockets.
DATA FROM Astutis has revealed that a growing number of UK employees are funding their own health and safety training from their own pockets.
SIEMENS GAMESA has been fined following an incident in which an employee suffered serious, life-changing injuries at a site in Hull.
GLOBAL STRATEGIC alliance pairs EHS, lone worker, and crisis management software with field advisory expertise to help organisations improve safety, response, and resilience.
MANAGING HEALTH and safety means understanding risks across a wide range of working environments. For Sally Turner, that includes everything from grounds and maintenance teams handling tools and machinery to teachers in departments like music or design & technology.
EMPLOYERS, DOCTORS, workplace health professionals, and employees themselves must work together to tackle workplace burnout and get people back into jobs – or risk a growing economic and public health crisis, new research for the Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM) has argued.
A NEW Freedom of Information (FOI) request submitted to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has uncovered that fire safety standards on construction sites have improved in the last financial year, but a high volume of concerns still remains.
MORE THAN half (52 per cent) of care workers suffered physical or verbal attacks during the past three years at work, a GMB survey has found.
WORKPLACE SAFETY challenges are evolving. From hazardous atmospheres and confined spaces to lone working and complex contractor environments, organisations across every sector face growing pressure to protect their people — not just reactively, but in real time.
DAY AFTER day, builders, plumbers, joiners, flooring installers and maintenance professionals work in environments that place enormous strain on the body. Repetitive kneeling, lifting, climbing, carrying and working in awkward positions are not simply part of the job; they are cumulative stresses that can have long-term consequences for health, mobility and career longevity.
WITH THE 2026 FIFA World Cup now underway, leading road safety charity IAM RoadSmart is urging small businesses to ensure that business drivers are properly educated about the dangers of drink-driving.”
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