newsChildren protected from cleaning product injuries
FAMILIES IN East Ayrshire are being urged by the Royal Society for the Prevention Accidents (RoSPA) to take action to protect their children from the risks of household cleaning products
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newsSafe environment for Crawley construction workers
CRAWLEY COUNCIL is giving its backing to a Unite Construction Charter that seeks to ensure that conditions for workers on construction projects under local authority control in Crawley meet the highest standards.
newsMental health at work becoming less taboo
BUSINESSES HAVE seen an increase in the number of staff taking time off for mental health reasons, according to a survey conducted by British Chambers of Commerce, and Aviva
newsMoney worries cause sleepless nights
EQUIFAX WHITE paper shows that financial wellbeing of staff could hamper workplace productivity and lead to absenteeism.
newsHealth and wellbeing focus at Food and Drink conference
FROM STRESS-busting techniques to the latest technology to prevent musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), IOSH’s annual Food and Drink Manufacturing Health and Safety Conference will examine key areas affecting this and other industries.
newsTesco fined for health and safety violation
SUPERMARKET GIANT Tesco has been fined £160,000 after a member of staff at their Chadwell St Mary branch was seriously injured when a cage full of goods fell on them as they were unloading it from a lorry.
newsSick days fall but sick workers rise
THE NUMBER of lost working days due to absence has fallen to a record low number according to recent figures by ONS who had revealed UK workers have taken an average number of just 4.1 sick days in 2017, compared with 7.2 days in 1993.
newsRefuse worker deaths increase by 50%
DEATHS AMONG refuse workers have shot up 50% according to the latest HSE figures – at the same time staff face 1,000 instances of dangerous driving every single day, GMB union has revealed.
newsShell UK fined after technician struck by cylinder
SHELL UK Limited has been fined for health and safety breaches after a technician was struck by a cylinder and left severely injured on the Brent Delta offshore installation.
newsCoping with heat in the workplace
AS THE UK experiences one of its hottest summers on record, the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) is encouraging employers and employees to take simple, sensible steps to adapt to working in the heat.
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