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Backstage pass: how do festival organisers keep staff and visitors safe?

As festivalgoers prepare to pull on their wellies, dig out their sunhats and dust off their tents ahead of another summer of live outdoor events, Safety Management looks behind the scenes at how festival organisers keep the armies of workers tasked with setting everything up safe and well.

By Kerry Reals on 29 April 2024

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Why our world needs safety more than ever

Our safety, in every sense of the word, is very much in the news right now. Whether it’s wars in Europe or the Middle East, threats from terrorism or rogue states, the need to keep children safe online, or violence faced by shop keepers, the numbers and level of threats to our safety seem to rise exponentially every day.

By Mike Robinson FCA, British Safety Council on 30 April 2024

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UK population becoming more anxious and less satisfied, ONS wellbeing report shows

One in 17 people in the UK have low life satisfaction and almost a quarter have high levels of anxiety, a new report focused on wellbeing by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed.

By Kerry Reals on 09 May 2024

News

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‘Obesity crisis’ is making people too sick to work, warns IPPR

Obesity is contributing to rising economic inactivity levels in the UK and is making workers less productive, says the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), which is calling for government intervention to crack down on ultra-processed foods and create an “obesity-free generation”.

By Kerry Reals on 10 May 2024

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Features

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Purchasing body-worn cameras: 10 top tips

Body-worn cameras can reduce the risk of violence and threats to staff by providing a deterrent effect and documentary evidence for pursuing aggressors, but it’s important to carefully consider issues like functionality, data storage and user training during the selection process.

By Alasdair Field, Reveal Media on 13 May 2024

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Vulnerable workers: protection is key

By Naz Dossa, Peoplesafe on 13 May 2024

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AI and worker wellbeing: a new risk for employers

By David Sharp, International Workplace on 10 May 2024

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EHS software: a vital tool for improving safety at work

By Emma Bundy, Yokogawa RAP on 10 May 2024

Prosecutions

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Recycling firm fined £1.2 million over collision that left worker with fractured skull

A South Yorkshire-based metal recycling firm has been fined £1.2 million after a skip wagon struck a worker, leaving him with a fractured skull and collar bone.

By Kerry Reals on 03 May 2024

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Opinion

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England still lagging behind on fire safety in residential blocks

By Lucy Brown, affected leaseholder, UK Cladding Action Group on 01 July 2022

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The building safety scandal: 90 per cent of affected flats are still unsafe

By Lucy Brown, affected leaseholder and supporter of the End Our Cladding Scandal campaign on 01 August 2023

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New regulatory regime for safer homes: a call for collaboration

By Andrew Bulmer, The Property Institute on 01 August 2023

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Lone worker monitoring technology: is it for safety or surveillance?

By Hayden Singh, Pinsent Masons on 03 May 2024

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