TUC calls for outdoor worker protection
WITH TEMPERATURES set to hit 30 degrees in parts of the UK this week, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) is calling on bosses to make sure that any staff working outdoors are protected from the sun and the heat.
WITH TEMPERATURES set to hit 30 degrees in parts of the UK this week, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) is calling on bosses to make sure that any staff working outdoors are protected from the sun and the heat.
THE CHARITY Mates in Mind has announced it will be delivering a series of educational sessions in a bid to start raising awareness, address the stigma of poor mental health and improve positive mental wellbeing amongst Northern Ireland’s construction workforce.
THE HEALTH and Safety Executive (HSE) has released its annual figures for work-related fatal injuries for 2017/18, as well as the number of people known to have died from the asbestos-related cancer, mesothelioma, in 2016.
POLICE WELLBEING is the focus of a new goal being launched by the Home Office in conjunction with partners in policing and mental health.
OUTDOOR WORKERS have a higher than average risk of developing skin cancer, with 1,700 people, getting skin cancer from sun exposure at work each year.
WHY NOT get a copy of NQA’s new ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health & Safety Implementation Guide, which was created to support you through your implementation journey.
THE HSE has published its business plan for 2018/19 and is also planning to publish new employer guidance on work-related stress.
THE WORKPLACE Safety and Health (WSH) Institute has announced that there were fewer workplace fatalities and injuries in the first half of 2017 in Singapore.
UNITE HAS accused Westminster council and the Health and Safety Executive of inaction which could place workers lives in danger, after it notified both organisations of workers illegally living on a construction site in St Johns’ Wood.
THE INSTITUTION of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has launched a new course aimed at tackling the toll of work-related illnesses.
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