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.
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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.
articleLessons in safety – September 2024
In this month’s extended column, Natalie Sherborne discusses inclusivity in the workplace and what we can do as health and safety practitioners to improve this.
articleOccupational hazards – September 24
The UK Government has laid out plans to strengthen workers’ rights, something which was music to my ears, says Ruth Wilkinson.
articleBetter protected
With advances in personal protective equipment (PPE) combined with an increased knowlege of workplace hazards and dangers workers are better protected than ever before. But, it’s not time to rest on a laurels and our annual PPE survey uncovers the thoughts and opinions of those who really matter – the wearers and buyers of this life-saving protection. Kelly Rose reports.
productKeeping firefighters safe
LANCASHIRE FIRE and Rescue has selected Bodytrak as its preferred supplier for core body temperature (CBT) monitoring.
newsStaff shortages disrupt annual leave, shows survey
TWO THIRDS of workers in the UK (65%) aren’t using their full annual leave allowance according to the findings of a survey conducted by Breathe, the UK’s leading HR platform for SMEs.
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