newsOver 80% of Londoners affected by construction noise
EIGHT OUT of ten Londoners say they have been impacted by construction noise where they live in the last year, research has revealed.
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newsNational Grid fined £3million
THE NATIONAL Grid has been fined more than £3million after its failures left a father-of-two with life-changing injuries from working on a pylon in South Wales.
newsLet’s change the narrative on suicide
IN SUPPORT of World Suicide Prevention Day, IOSH shares guidance on how to discuss this critical issue at work.
newsEmployees still using harmful suicide language, research shows
NEW RESEARCH by social enterprise MHFA England, among 2,000 UK employees, ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day on 10 September, found most employees are still using inappropriate and outdated language to discuss suicide at work.
newsGovernment launches workplace health screening
THE GOVERNMENT is rolling out a life-saving health check programme to workplaces across the country for the first time. More than 130,000 people across the country will be better protected from diseases such as heart disease, kidney disease and diabetes due to these checks.
newsIllegal working crackdown targets rogue employers
HUNDREDS OF rogue employers across the UK have been targeted by the Home Office during a nationwide weeklong intensive operation into illegal working.
articleFoundation of future success
Andy Shenstone was appointed chief executive of NEBOSH, the National Examination Board for Occupational Safety and Health, in March 2023. Now, just over a year later, he talks to Health and Safety Matters about his first year in the role and the organisation’s recently launched three-year strategy.
articleProtect what matters – September 24
In the second of our new Protect What Matters series, John Barnacle-Bowd explores the importance of companies being able to identify mental health issues in the workplace.
articleLegal spotlight
Guidance on preventing workplace sexual harassment is changing. Helen Corden looks at employers’ duties.
articleKeeping track
Graham Sharp explains how workplace safety and training is being transformed using wearable technology.
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