Monitoring is key
IMPROVEMENTS TO worker health and safety won’t happen without regular risk monitoring and management, says Reactec.
IMPROVEMENTS TO worker health and safety won’t happen without regular risk monitoring and management, says Reactec.
OVER THREE quarters (77%) of shop staff have experienced intimidating behaviour in the last year and a quarter (23%) were physically assaulted according to a new survey of 1,000 workers by the charity Retail Trust.
CHARITIES AND mental health campaigners including Mind and Mental Health First Aid England have welcomed as ‘an important step forward’ the publication of BS 30480, the UK’s first British standard dedicated to addressing the risk of suicide and its impact in the workplace.
UMBER CHANGAIZ explores how emotional and psychological support are essential components of a safe and productive work environment.
AS STRESS Awareness Week 2025 begins, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is reminding employers that work-related stress is one of the leading causes of ill health at work – and that preventing it is a legal duty, not just a ‘nice-to-have’.
The RS 2025 Health & Safety Report found 84 per cent of respondents ranked their ability to protect employees as high or very high. In the 2024 survey, this was higher, at 88 per cent. Neil Griffiths answers to some key questions around the report findings on the confidence decline.
Quality safety footwear is essential to protect workers from external damage, buit can prevent and manage common foot conditions. Clair Weston provides an insight.
MARKING WORLD Mental Health Day 2025, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) urges employers to go beyond raising awareness and take practical steps to prevent work-related stress.
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