newsWork fatalities reduction “no cause for celebration”, says IOSH
THE INSTITUTION of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) calls on businesses to “leave no stone unturned” in their drive to prevent workplace accidents.
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productTargeting Legionnaires disease
LEGIONELLA BACTERIA can thrive in installations such as cooling towers and if these systems are not properly maintained, small droplets of water containing the bacterium can get into the air where people breathe it in. It can then cause a serious form of pneumonia, called Legionnaires disease.
newsRenewed commitment to tackle hazardous biological agents
FROM 20–24 June, the International Labour Organization (ILO) hosted a series of meetings with international experts to debate the impacts of occupational exposure to biologically hazardous agents.
productToo hot to handle?
ARE EMPLOYERS legally obliged to make reasonable adjustments for hay fever sufferers? Find out in this blog by Posturite, and consider office air purifiers to help. This summer we tentatively broach the subject of sweaty backs too…
productProtect your investment with regular maintenance
BEFORE THE introduction of emergency safety showers and eye washes as standard safety equipment, employees were subject to a high risk of injury.
newsManagement ‘out of touch’ with frontline workers’ roles
A NEW survey has revealed a widening divide between frontline workers and their HQ counterparts. More than 1 in 3 (40%) of frontline workers said management is “out of touch” with their role based on the communications they receive from HQ.
productWorkplace drug and alcohol testing
RANDOX TESTING Services offers a range of modern drug and alcohol testing solutions to meet your organisations testing needs.
newsHard lessons learnt from college Covid tragedy
WHILE 10 Downing Street suffered the ignominy and political fallout of ‘partygate’, at least no-one died due to Covid controls not being followed. Sadly, the same may not have been true for Burnley College, the first education sector employer to be found to have broken health and safety legislation in relation to Covid failings.
newsCare home sentenced after ‘tragic incident’
A CARE home company has been fined for health and safety failings which led to the death of a vulnerable woman in their care.
news£80k fine after fatality involving forklift
A SEA food processing company has been fined after a worker died following injuries sustained when she was run over by a forklift.
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