newsFOLLOWING THE King’s Speech in the House of Lords on 17 July 2024, Peter McGettrick, chairman of the British Safety Council commented, “The King’s Speech marks a welcome change of pace, focusing on measures to deliver real growth, alongside improvements that offer the hopes of happier and healthier lives for all.
newsMAKING POSITIVE health and wellbeing actions part of team culture is becoming increasingly important for more and more businesses, and technology pioneers are leading the way.
productIN JUST two months since the launch of the CHAS Mental Health & Wellbeing Question Set, Veriforce CHAS is delighted to report that more than 5,000 CHAS members have completed the assessment.
newsEMPLOYERS AND employees are optimistic about the impact new technologies will have on their workplace, according to new research commissioned by British Safety Council.
newsNEW RESEARCH has found that more than nine in ten workers believe that the main piece of UK Health & Safety legislation should be overhauled, fifty years after it was first introduced.
newsTHE GLOBAL body for health and safety professionals says “lessons aren’t being learned” after it was revealed one worker is killed every week in the UK construction industry.
newsIN THE past year alone, 34,407 people in the UK have suffered an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Of these, 4,472 occurred outside the home, relying on members of the public and colleagues to attend to them*.
blogAS IT has been 50 years since the introduction of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, Horizon Platforms look at its impact on health and safety across the UK, alongside the impact of subsequent laws passed since.
newsBRITAIN’S WORKFORCE sickness epidemic shows no signs of slowing down as a new survey of HR professionals from British businesses reveals a rising number of people taking sick leave is the biggest problem* they’ve faced over the last twelve months.
newsWITH TEMPERATURES set to hit 29 degrees C in parts of Britain this week, the TUC is warning that the next government must improve protections for workers by bringing in legal maximum working temperatures.
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