The hidden cost of standing at work
STANDING FOR hours at work may seem routine—but for thousands across the UK, it’s taking a serious toll.
STANDING FOR hours at work may seem routine—but for thousands across the UK, it’s taking a serious toll.
LATEST ANNUAL figures show 124 workers were killed in work-related incidents in Great Britain. A decrease of fourteen from the previous 12-month period.
A REDUCTION in the number of people killed by workplace accidents in the UK ‘is no cause for celebration’, says the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).
A LIVERPOOL motor vehicle repair company has been fined after a car fell from a two-post car vehicle lift onto a worker who was on his break.
A NOTTINGHAM builder has avoided an immediate spell behind bars after his failures resulted in a gas explosion leaving a worker with burns so serious, he has been unable to work since.
ARCO HAS become the safety industry’s first participant in the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi) carbon reduction model, paving the way towards its net zero aim.
WITH AN amber heat health alert issued for parts of England, and temperatures set to top 30 degrees C in some places, the TUC is calling on employers to protect anyone working outdoors who is in the sun and the heat.
THE LADDER Association has announced it is embarking on its latest phase of market surveillance activity to check compliance of telescopic ladders bought from the most popular online platforms and dedicated DIY retailers.
AN OIL and gas operator has been fined £300k after three crew members descended into a water filled lift shaft on a floating platform in the North Sea causing them to become partially submerged.
A LONDON construction company has been fined £50k after four men were injured – two seriously – when the first floor of a house collapsed during building works.
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