newsMore mental health support for care staff in Scotland
ALL HEALTH and social care workers in Scotland will now have access to mental health support 24 hours a day, seven days a week through a new national helpline.
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newsAgriculture has worst worker fatality figures
THE HEALTH and Safety Executive (HSE) has published a report that reveals agriculture has the worst rate of worker fatal injury in Great Britain. Last year, 21 people were killed in agriculture, one was a child.
blogThe health issues with temporary homeworking
AS COVID-19 has left millions working from home across the globe, Andy Hawkes, Cardinus CEO, discusses some of the health issues associated with temporary homeworking.
newsProtecting workers during economic recovery
BUSINESS GROUPS, trades unions and leaders from local government and the third sector have committed to putting fair work at the heart of Scotland’s economic recovery.
newsGMB questions face mask ‘double standards’
WHY DO school staff have to wear masks on the bus to work and in shops but are actively discouraged from wearing them in workplaces, asks GMB Union?
newsHSE checks Covid compliance in Bradford businesses
THE HEALTH and Safety Executive (HSE) is out conducting spot inspections on businesses in Bradford checking they are working right and are COVID-secure.
articleIntroducing no-contact hearing testing
Tom Parker, director at WorkScreen, looks at the concept of no-contact hearing tests as a way to address the complexities the response to COVID-19 is having on hearing tests at work.
podcastHSM Podcast – Episode 6
THE SIXTH episode of the Health & Safety Matters (HSM) podcast is now available and it features interviews with lone working expert Nicole Vazquez and MSA Safety’s Jon Rowan.
productBody temperature measurement
STEMMER IMAGING AG has signed an agreement with Automation Technology for the distribution of it’s Febriscan systems – complete LWIR camera solutions for detecting elevated human body temperatures.
productFirst BSI Kitemark hand sanitiser
WARRINGTON BASED Christeyns Food Hygiene, who manufacture specialist hygiene solutions, has become the first manufacturer to receive the globally recognised British Standards Institution (BSI) kitemark for hand sanitiser.
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