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New guidance on mental health at work

THE HEALTH and Safety Executive (HSE), Britain’s national regulator for workplace health and safety, has today announced new First Aid guidance on mental health. The new guidance provides employers with advice on how to support employees experiencing a mental health issue, including training staff as ‘mental health trained first aiders’.

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Report shows safety budgets set to increase

VERDANTIX HAS released a report that helps environmental, health and safety executives (EHS) benchmark their budgets, investment priorities and technology preferences relative to their global peer group.

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Get tough

With tougher penalties from the Sentencing Council, Helen Devery explores the penalties for gross negligence manslaughter offences.

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Protecting the unborn

Employers should recognise that the use of hearing defenders for pregnant women working in high noise environments does not protect their unborn child from hearing damage, says Laura Jenkins.

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Findings from IOSH’s first annual construction conference

THE PREVALENCE of musculoskeletal diseases in the construction industry, the significant costs of ill health to employers and the importance of mental health support for construction workers were some of the key highlights discussed at the first IOSH Construction Group conference on 7 November.

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