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newsFashion brands tackle modern slavery
MAJOR UK fashion retailers are joining forces with law enforcement bodies to help eradicate modern slavery from the textiles industry.
articleProtecting 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.
newsFindings 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.
newsReinventing the wheel
THE 2018 LONE Worker Safety Expo represented a shift in attitude toward mental health and wellbeing and a strong urge to re-define what the term lone working actually means. Mark Glover attended the event.
newsTrader jailed for producing counterfeit work licences
A WARWICKSHIRE County Council Trading Standards investigation has led to Mr Andrew Mark Weeks, aged 53 and of Ashby Road, Hinckley and trading as Nuneaton Print and later Yorkshire Novelty Print, pled guilty to one offence under the Fraud Act 2006 and received a three year and eight month prison sentence.
newsGovernment clamps down on violence against NHS staff
THE HEALTH Secretary announced new measures to better protect nursing staff from assaults at a summit hosted by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN).
newsUK urged to back EU safety rules post BREXIT
BRITAIN’S MANUFACTURERS are calling for the current health and safety landscape to be maintained when the UK leaves the European Union, with existing worker production and legislative requirements continuing to be transferred into UK law to avoid cost and disruption to business.
newsWorker severs finger with saw
A BUILDER from Cornwall has been sentenced after one of his employees sustained serious, life-changing hand injuries whilst operating a handheld circular saw.
newsHSENI produces draft corporate plan
THE HEALTH and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has produced its new draft Corporate Plan for the 2018-2023 period.
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