newsHSM Digital Conference starts today
JOIN THE Health and Safety Matters (HSM) two-day digital conference for a vast selection of CPD accredited seminars, which starts today.
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newsBusinesses urged to use mental health guidelines
THE INSTITUTION of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) calls on businesses to use new guidelines for managing mental health risks at work as part of a rounded approach to protecting workers.
newsNegative impact of business travel revealed
WELLBEING IS a major issue for business travellers, with eight in 10 (81%) saying they have felt negative emotions while on work trips, including stress (22%), anxiety (18%), exhaustion (18%) and loneliness (17%), according to a new Opinium* survey of 500 UK business travellers commissioned by World Travel Protection, a leading global travel assistance organisation.
newsStart the conversation about mental health
SEPTEMBER 10 marks World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) 2022, an annual awareness day created to establish worldwide commitment and action on suicide prevention. With over 6,221 suicides registered in the UK in 2020 alone and on average two construction workers taking their own lives every working day, it is vital we open up this conversation.
newsUnappreciated employees ‘twice as likely’ to experience poor mental health
DATA FINDS UK companies are failing to adapt ‘casual recognition moments’ to the hybrid workplace, as fewer than 1 in 20 employees feel that they receive fair recognition for their work.
newsBSC urges employers to back wellbeing
AT THE start of World Wellbeing Week, which takes place from 27 June to 1 July, the Chairman of British Safety Council, Peter McGettrick, has issued a rallying cry to all businesses and employers to make the wellbeing of their staff as important as their health and safety.
news‘Make it Visible’ campaign raises suicide prevention awareness
FORD HAS teamed up with the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity to “Make it Visible” – a new high-visibility campaign using higher-viz safety vests to grab attention and point people in the direction of help when needed.
newsUK ‘living crisis’ hits workplaces
A THIRD of white-collar professionals have stated that they are ‘very likely’ to leave their job in the coming months, unless more understanding and assistance is directed toward personal matters which impact their work.
podcastHealth and Safety Matters Podcast – Episode 25
EPISODE 25 of the Health and Safety Matters Podcast is now available and features an interview with NEBOSH COO Dee Arp.
newsThe Burnt Chef Project joins HSE campaign
THE BURNT Chef Project has joined forces with the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) Working Minds campaign to tackle work-related stress in the hospitality industry.
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