newsSITTING AT a desk all day can take its toll. Many of us will be familiar with the feeling that we could be more active, but working 9-5 often means that there’s a lot of time spent sitting, and not a lot of time spent standing or walking. In fact, a UK adult spends an average of 9.5 hours a day sedentary.
newsMAJOR CONSTRUCTION projects can play a critical role in improving workers’ understanding of health risks and championing ‘universally high standards’ across the industry, new research suggests.
newsFOLLOWING THE news of the tragic death of customer assistant, Shaun Winstanley, Mind reminds all employers of their responsibility in promoting wellbeing and looking after their employees at work.
newsUNITE, THE UK’s construction union, is calling for the industry to meet the challenges of mental health problems affecting workers directly, after a major report in The Guardian revealed that the flagship Hinkley Point project was having to tackle a wave of mental ill health among its workforce.
newsSOME 44 PEOPLE have been arrested and 35 potential victims have been identified in the UK as part of a Europe-wide operation targeting modern slavery and human trafficking.
newsNEW RESEARCH shows that the use of wheeled bins is linked to lower sickness absence rates among council waste collection workers.
news‘SANDWICH CARERS’ – those who look after children and their relatives, are struggling to cope with the burden of juggling caring responsibilities alongside their job.
newsTUC IS calling on employers to allow flexible working and to keep workplaces cool so staff can work as comfortably and safely as possible.
newsTHE BRITISH Safety Council has welcomed HSE guidance on working in hot weather and says it looks forward to the regulator’s advice for outdoor employees working in polluted urban air.
newsTHE HEALTH and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) is supporting this year’s Farm Safety Week 15-19, July organised by leading farming charity Farm Safety Foundation.
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