HSE releases Britain’s annual injury and ill-health statistics
STATISTICS RELEASED by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show that Great Britain is still one of the safest places in the world to work with the lowest number of deaths on record.
STATISTICS RELEASED by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show that Great Britain is still one of the safest places in the world to work with the lowest number of deaths on record.
MORE THAN one-in-three (35 per cent) workers have an active concern about the transmission of Covid-19 in their workplace – with low-paid workers most likely to be worried, but least likely to raise concerns or see their complaints resolved – according to new Resolution Foundation research.
A DUNBAR brewery company was fined £10,000 after admitting discharging caustic effluent into a sewer which caused damage to a waste water treatment works.
Lost time injuries are the principal benchmark of a company’s safety performance. Here Danny Adamson looks at the signage recommended for warehouse sites, and how this can be used to both safeguard and promote health and safety awareness amongst workers.
HEALTH AND Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors and Sefton Council’s Environmental Health Officers have been conducting spot checks and inspections on businesses from all different sectors in the area to check they are following government guidelines.
IN CONSULTATION with MHCLG and in collaboration with RICS and other stakeholders including lenders and insurers, The Fire Industry Association has developed a unique portal that will provide a central readily-accessible location for EWS-1 forms.
AS THE pandemic continues to affect our lives, and the increase in disposables becomes an increasing environmental problem with shocking statistics about the number of waste facemasks now in the oceans with a damming report from the World Economic Forum.
Using coloured spots to highlight frequency touched points and introducing alternatives to staggered start and stop times were some of the examples of good practice carried out by schools in Scotland to ensure they are COVID-secure.
PHYSICAL DISTANCING is still applicable where forklift operations and pedestrians are involved.
A NEW report from Dale Office Interiors reveals that 80% of us want to get back to the office, but only if they become more than just “places to work”.
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