newsViolence on teachers in Scotland rises
TEACHERS HAVE written to the Scottish Government describing a disturbing level of physical and verbal assaults, overwhelming workload and lack of teacher numbers in Scottish schools.
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newsNurses trial GPS safety app
TO PROMOTE the safety of its community workers, Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CFT) is trialling various safety devices. These include fobs and mobile applications (apps) linked to intercom services which send an alert to teams in cases of an emergency.
newsMPs to debate workplace mental health first aid
PARLIAMENT’S BACKBENCH Business Committee has announced that a debate on mental health first aid in the workplace has been scheduled for Thursday 17 January.
productCirrus launch dBActive smartphone app
Noise monitoring specialist Cirrus Research is launching its new dBActive smartphone app to enhance its popular Optimus+ sound level meter range.
newsProtect Irish farmers’ lives
IOSH HAS called for a ‘continued drive’ to protect Irish farmers, despite a fall in work-related fatalities in Ireland in 2018.
newsNew farming attitudes needed says HSE
FARMERS ARE being told they must pay closer attention to how they manage workplace risk or face serious penalties.
news2019 Health and Safety Check
HSM’S NEXT webinar takes place on Wednesday 6 March 2019 and health and safety specialists from Southalls will use their multi-sector experience to outline challenges that their clients face today in terms of the increased focus on health and safety this year.
newsGovernment tackles worker treatment
WORKPLACE REFORMS announced by the UK Government can help prevent “major issues” such as employees turning up for work too ill or tired, the Chartered body for safety and health professionals has said.
newsRecognising health and safety in construction
COMPANIES ARE being encouraged to celebrate safe construction projects by entering a new category in the Safety and Health Excellence Awards that recognises Best Health and Safety in Construction.
newsTwo companies fined after worker is crushed
TWO COMPANIES have been sentenced after a structural engineer received serious crush injuries when a bundle of scaffold tubes weighing about one tonne rolled onto his legs while he was visiting a client’s construction site.
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