LONGER WORKING hours coupled with poor hybrid working posture have led to an explosion in back problems - with almost two-thirds of younger working adults now having 'covid back'.
SAFETY, HEALTH and Wellbeing Live (SHW Live), which takes place on 28-29 September 2022 at Farnborough International, has announced a number of CPD seminars that will take place at the event.
THE NUMBER of people killed in agriculture-related activities in the last 12 months in Great Britain has fallen from its high level in 2021, but the rate of fatal injuries in the sector remains the highest of all major industries, according to new figures released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
DATA FINDS UK companies are failing to adapt ‘casual recognition moments’ to the hybrid workplace, as fewer than 1 in 20 employees feel that they receive fair recognition for their work.
THE BRITISH Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS), the Chartered Society for Worker Health Protection, is calling for greater awareness of the risks to agricultural workers during UK heatwaves, pointing out that there is better messaging in the farming sector on heat risks for cattle than for humans.
THE INSTITUTION of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) calls on businesses to “leave no stone unturned” in their drive to prevent workplace accidents.
THE TUC has urged employers to make sure their staff are protected from the sun and heat after the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) issued a heat-health alert.
A HUNDRED and twenty-three workers were killed in work-related accidents in Great Britain in the last year, according to figures published on 6 July 6 2022 by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
