Unhappy 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.
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.
The Internet of Things is all over the news. But inanimate connectivity is not new, it’s been happening for quite some time. ANT Telecom’s managing director, Paul Smith explains how businesses don’t need to wait for IoT to reap the benefits of connectivity.
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.
What are the best ways to get employees fully involved in health and safety?
Reducing the number of accidents and near misses, or just moving off that performance plateau can be incredibly hard to achieve.
There are approximately 40,000 new diagnoses of work-related skin disease per year and statistics show that skin cancer is a developing issue; of the 2055 cases reported of work-related skin disease, 73% were dermatitis and 19% were skin cancer.
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 head of Occupational Hygiene at Riverside Environmental Services, Huw Kellett.
AJC Trailers, the Luton based manufacturer of the EasyCabin range of temporary mobile and static welfare units, have supplied a fleet of temporary shower blocks to one of the leading UK accommodation rental specials, WG Search.
Following a recent outbreak of E. coli, consumers are being reminded to thoroughly wash salad leaves before eating.
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