newsLook after healthcare workers, says IOSH
IOSH PRESIDENT Dr Andrew Sharman today encourages IOSH members to get behind World Patient Safety Day.
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newsMore support for school staff
SCHOOL STAFF in Scotland will be offered new support as part of a £1.5 million funding package to help manage additional pressures as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
newsUpdated guidance to keep universities safe
THE GOVERNMENT has updated guidance to help universities reopen buildings and campuses this September while keeping students and staff safe.
newsCreate a positive work culture to prevent suicide
WORLD SUICIDE Prevention Day took place on 10 September, and IOSH gave a timely reminder that organisations need to create a positive culture at work where people are able to talk openly about their thoughts.
newsImprovements promised for police safety
OFFICER SAFETY training to be overhauled and every police chief to review the equipment available to the frontline, following the findings of a review and safety survey commissioned by the NPCC and College of Policing last year.
productLooking after your mental health post-lockdown
Many people have spent the last few months concerned about COVID-19 and how it could affect their life, from their health to their employment.
newsCharity offers free wellbeing training for construction
AS A direct result of the wellbeing issues presented to their 24/7 Construction Industry Helpline, the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity has announced that they are delivering £20,000 of free mental health and wellbeing training to the industry for the remainder of 2020.
productReduce MSDs and handle plasterboard with care
IN A bid to curb the nearly seven million workdays lost annually in the UK due to musculoskeletal disorders and to reduce the health risks to construction workers from lifting, moving and handling large amounts of plasterboard, the Finishes and Interiors Sector (FIS) has published a Best Practice Guide, Recommendations for the Safe Ingress of Plasterboard.
newsGive homeworkers the choice, says BSC
BRITISH SAFETY Council calls on Government not to pressurise employers to get workers back into the office. If people can work from home, they should have the choice to work from home: for the sake of people’s health, wellbeing and the economy.
newsMind concerned over huge surge in depression
MENTAL HEALTH charity Mind has responded to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), which have found that rates of depression have doubled during coronavirus pandemic.
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