EMPLOYERS, DOCTORS, workplace health professionals, and employees themselves must work together to tackle workplace burnout and get people back into jobs – or risk a growing economic and public health crisis, new research for the Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM) has argued.

A NEW Freedom of Information (FOI) request submitted to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has uncovered that fire safety standards on construction sites have improved in the last financial year, but a high volume of concerns still remains.

MORE THAN half (52 per cent) of care workers suffered physical or verbal attacks during the past three years at work, a GMB survey has found.

WORKPLACE SAFETY challenges are evolving. From hazardous atmospheres and confined spaces to lone working and complex contractor environments, organisations across every sector face growing pressure to protect their people — not just reactively, but in real time.

DAY AFTER day, builders, plumbers, joiners, flooring installers and maintenance professionals work in environments that place enormous strain on the body. Repetitive kneeling, lifting, climbing, carrying and working in awkward positions are not simply part of the job; they are cumulative stresses that can have long-term consequences for health, mobility and career longevity.