newsWITH THE closed period for spreading slurry coming to an end at midnight on 31 January, the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) is reminding farmers to take extra care when working with slurry.
newsWORKERS IN the city of Birmingham suffer twice as many fatal accidents at work compared to the rest of the country, according to research from payroll and HR expert Moorepay. Chances of suffering a fatal accident in the city were 0.84 per 100,000 workers, compared to a national average of just 0.4.
newsHSENI AND the Farm Safety Partnership (FSP) have launched a survey on Farm Safety aimed at raising farm safety awareness and protecting the lives and livelihoods of local farmers. Farm businesses have been randomly selected to participate in the survey to ensure a representative coverage.
newsHUNDREDS OF Britain’s railway stations are setting the standard in reducing crime, safeguarding vulnerable people and ensuring safer journeys for passengers, rail minister Andrew Jones has announced.
newsTEACHERS 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.
newsTO 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.
newsPARLIAMENT’S BACKBENCH Business Committee has announced that a debate on mental health first aid in the workplace has been scheduled for Thursday 17 January.
productNoise monitoring specialist Cirrus Research is launching its new dBActive smartphone app to enhance its popular Optimus+ sound level meter range.
newsIOSH HAS called for a ‘continued drive’ to protect Irish farmers, despite a fall in work-related fatalities in Ireland in 2018.
newsFARMERS ARE being told they must pay closer attention to how they manage workplace risk or face serious penalties.
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