newsNHS expands mental health support for staff
THE NHS is supporting staff who have pushed their minds and bodies to the limit over the last year to look after their mental health, as 40 dedicated support hubs are set to open across the country.
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newsIOSH joins calls to better protect seafarers
IOSH CALLS for increased efforts to protect the welfare of seafarers.
newsResearch shows quarter of tradespeople injured at work
OVER A quarter of UK tradespeople (26 per cent) say they’ve experienced a serious injury from a workplace accident during their career, while over half (57 per cent) know someone who has, according to new research by Direct Line business insurance.
newsSurvey reveals health impacts of home working
WITH WORKING from home set to continue for millions of UK workers, research by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) shows that there are key health and wellbeing disparities between different groups of people who made the move to home working as a result of Covid-19.
podcastHSM Podcast – Episode 14
EPISODE 14 of the Health & Safety Matters (HSM) podcast is now available and it features interviews with NEBOSH CEO Chris Payne and Dräger Marine & Offshore and Dräger Hire marketing manager Richard Ryan.
newsMental health tops challenges facing organisations
ONLINE TRAINING provider, iHASCO, conducted a survey of over 400 Health & Safety, HR and Training professionals, to gain a greater insight into the biggest challenges and future issues facing businesses, surrounding COVID-19 and workplace training.
newsMusculoskeletal conditions soar due to homeworking
ARINITE HAS compared research from 2019 and 2020 to determine whether UK workers received enough support from their employers to cope with the physical change in their day-to-day work environment.
newsNursing home fined following bedrail issues
A NURSING home has been fined after a resident’s leg was repeatedly trapped in a bed rail.
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.
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