newsHidden cost of employee sickness revealed
RISING WORKPLACE sickness is costing UK businesses billions every year, according to a new report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR).
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newsCalling time on human trafficking
IOSH RENEWS calls for action to improve and enforce laws around human trafficking and other forms of modern slavery.
productWorking safely in the sun
MANAGE THE risks from an invisible hazard – UV exposure on site.
newsKing’s Speech marks ‘welcome change of pace’
FOLLOWING THE King’s Speech in the House of Lords on 17 July 2024, Peter McGettrick, chairman of the British Safety Council commented, “The King’s Speech marks a welcome change of pace, focusing on measures to deliver real growth, alongside improvements that offer the hopes of happier and healthier lives for all.
newsEmployee benefits harness technology for long-term outcomes
MAKING POSITIVE health and wellbeing actions part of team culture is becoming increasingly important for more and more businesses, and technology pioneers are leading the way.
productAddressing mental health and wellbeing
IN JUST two months since the launch of the CHAS Mental Health & Wellbeing Question Set, Veriforce CHAS is delighted to report that more than 5,000 CHAS members have completed the assessment.
newsWorkers optimistic about impact of new technologies
EMPLOYERS AND employees are optimistic about the impact new technologies will have on their workplace, according to new research commissioned by British Safety Council.
newsWorkers call for health and safety legislation overhaul
NEW RESEARCH has found that more than nine in ten workers believe that the main piece of UK Health & Safety legislation should be overhauled, fifty years after it was first introduced.
newsRise in workplace deaths shows ‘lessons aren’t being learned’
THE GLOBAL body for health and safety professionals says “lessons aren’t being learned” after it was revealed one worker is killed every week in the UK construction industry.
newsWorkers unconfident attending to a cardiac arrest
IN THE past year alone, 34,407 people in the UK have suffered an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Of these, 4,472 occurred outside the home, relying on members of the public and colleagues to attend to them*.
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