newsUnhappy workplaces need tackling to stop UK heading sick leave table
Employers have to make their workers happiness a higher priority to stop the UK heading the European sick leave table, claims a leading space management software company.
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productEncourage employees to think twice with a behavioural safety programme
Workplace behavioural safety programmes have become increasingly popular, which is why the Safety Dialogue sessions dedicated to the topic were a must-attend at this year’s Health & Safety Event. George Elliott, a technical service engineer at science-based technology company 3M, gives an overview of the themes discussed.
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newsMore than a million workers now made ill by their work
It’s estimated that well over a million workers suffer with illnesses that are caused by their work despite the vast majority of occupational illnesses being preventable according to workplace equipment supplier Slingsby.
articleA Day in the Life of Phil Roberts
Each issue HSM speaks to a member of the BOHS about the challenges and rewards of working as an occupational hygienist. This issue we talk to HM specialist inspector of occupational hygiene for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Phil Roberts.
blogIan Richardson
Employee wellbeing programmes are gaining in popularity in the UK. We see an abundance of free fruit, lunchtime yoga and healthy-eating menus provided by progressive employers. Most places have already tackled the standard occupational health and safety risks, and have a pretty good record when it comes to people leaving work in as good a physical state as when they turned up. This is genuine progress and should not be dismissed.
newsSafeTea Break campaign is back
3M’s SafeTea Break campaign is back with new material to further improve workplace health and safety, following its success last year.
newsQuarter of workers have complained of stress at work but received no support
Figures released in the fourth annual Employee Insight Report from Capita reveal that one in four workers (26%) say they have complained to their employers about feeling stressed but have received no support.
newsMore must be done to keep British workers safe from injury warns RTITB
As the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) reveals new statistics showing that 621,000 non-fatal workplace injuries occur in Britain each year, RTITB is encouraging businesses in the food services, transport and storage, wholesale, retail and manufacturing sectors to do more to improve workplace safety.
newsPreventability key in healthcare rationalisation says RoSPA
Preventability must be at the heart of efforts to ease the rising pressure on healthcare services, says Tom Mullarkey, chief executive of RoSPA, in the charity’s latest Annual Review.
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