newsNursing home fined following bedrail issues
A NURSING home has been fined after a resident’s leg was repeatedly trapped in a bed rail.
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newsEmployers sign up to rapid testing to protect workforce
BUSINESSES AND public sector organisations are joining a government scheme to test workers without symptoms who cannot work from home.
newsSurvey reveals workers’ safety concerns
HONEYWELL HAS released the results of a comprehensive study on workers’ perceptions and feelings on the health and safety of their workplace. Conducted by Wakefield Research, the study surveyed 500 workers that typically work in buildings with 500 or more employees across the United Kingdom and was part of a global study of 2,000 workers in a total of four markets.
articleLooking ahead to 2021
Closely managing environmental, health & safety risks throughout the supply chain can help protect people profit and reputation. Ian McKinnon discusses some key issues to pay attention to in 2021.
articleHelping hands
The global COVID-19 pandemic has created significant challenges for safety managers across almost every industry sector. From a hand hygiene and disposable glove perspective, the impact has been felt at both ends of the scale with greater awareness and acceptance on one hand and demand outstripping supply. Here, Donald Gillespie looks at the impact Covid-19 has had.
productHigh speed temperature screening system
A HIGH speed, data-secure, non-contact temperature screening system has been introduced by Renovotec for use at entrances to distribution centres and factories, stadia, airports and larger offices.
newsThird of home workers admit mental health concerns
IN A recent survey of 4,000 office-based employees and 1,000 employers in the UK, U.S, Singapore and the UAE, a third of employees expressed concern for their mental health while working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
articleVision of safety
Despite a fantastic selection of safety eyewear on the market, there is still a significant number of incidents affecting the eyes and eyesight. Here, uvex provides guidance on how to select the most suitable safety eyewear for the wearer.
news“Swift response” needed to protect ‘gig’ workers
THE INSTITUTION of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has called for a “swift response” to a UK High Court ruling that ‘gig’ workers should be offered the same protection as permanent colleagues.
newsHSE releases Britain’s annual injury and ill-health statistics
STATISTICS RELEASED by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show that Great Britain is still one of the safest places in the world to work with the lowest number of deaths on record.
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