productWorkplace defibrillators saves lives
DESPITE THEIR life-saving potential, many workplaces still lack defibrillators – even though employers are responsible for protecting staff who fall ill or are injured. Claire Vaughan provides an insight.
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newsHSE publishes annual workplace health and safety statistics
THE HEALTH and Safety Executive (HSE) has published its annual statistics on work-related ill health and workplace injuries for 2024/25.
newsTackle ‘unacceptable’ work-related ill health levels, urges IOSH
IOSH HAS expressed deep concern about the ‘unacceptable’ toll of work-related ill health in the UK – as new figures reveal a sharp rise in cases.
newsIndustries with most absences revealed
NEW RESEARCH reveals the industries taking the most sick days, with transport workers topping the list, and healthcare staff not far behind.
newsQuarter of short-term absence is stress related
RESEARCH AND analysis by health plan and healthcare services provider, Simplyhealth, and the CIPD has found that a quarter (26%) of short-term workplace absences in the UK are caused by stress.
newsNursing staff’s stress levels hit eight-year high
RCN CALLS for urgent investment to grow the workforce as nursing staff’s stress levels hit an eight-year high.
newsEmployers join forces with government to tackle ill-health
MORE THAN 60 major and many small employers are joining forces with the government to tackle the rising tide of ill-health that is pushing people out of work and holding back growth.
productMonitoring is key
IMPROVEMENTS TO worker health and safety won’t happen without regular risk monitoring and management, says Reactec.
newsCall for shop staff respect amid toll of abuse
OVER THREE quarters (77%) of shop staff have experienced intimidating behaviour in the last year and a quarter (23%) were physically assaulted according to a new survey of 1,000 workers by the charity Retail Trust.
newsStandard dedicated to addressing risk of suicide launched
CHARITIES AND mental health campaigners including Mind and Mental Health First Aid England have welcomed as ‘an important step forward’ the publication of BS 30480, the UK’s first British standard dedicated to addressing the risk of suicide and its impact in the workplace.
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