How many column inches were taken up in the build-up to the Budget wondering who exactly the Government meant by ‘working people’? And now that we know what was in it, does it really matter?
By Mike Robinson FCA, British Safety Council on 01 November 2024
When most people think of safety in road haulage they think about the machinery, but the most important part of our industry has always been the people, in this instance the person behind the wheel.
By Ashton Cull, Road Haulage Association (RHA) on 01 November 2024
According to Health and Safety Executive (HSE) statistics, 138 workers were killed in work-related accidents in 2023/24, with 25 of those fatalities involving being struck by a moving vehicle in the workplace – a 25 per cent increase on the same figure for 2022/23.
By Matthew Sulley, Pinsent Masons on 12 November 2024
Years of pseudonyms and oblique references have long disguised the reality that menopause is a fact of life – as predictable and mundane as the menstrual periods that 50 per cent of the population experience, every month, for decades of their lives.
By Caroline Nokes MP on 01 October 2022
The latest statistics from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show that in Great Britain in 2020/21, approximately 470,000 workers reported suffering from new or longstanding work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs).
By Charlotte O'Kane and Hannah Frost, Pinsent Masons on 01 October 2022
Sometimes, when you spend time at a conference, you come away thinking “well, that was eight hours I simply won’t get back!”
By Mike Robinson FCA, British Safety Council on 20 September 2022
Unpaid carers are the backbone of our society. It is a cliché but it is true. There are an estimated 2.3 million people providing care to their family, friends and neighbours around the country. According to the 2011 census 3,313 of them are living in my constituency in North East Fife – although we know that figure is likely to be much higher now.
By Wendy Chamberlain, Liberal Democrat MP for North East Fife, Liberal Democrat Chief Whip and Spokesperson for Work and Pensions on 13 September 2022
We now know the real extent of the rise we can expect in energy prices this autumn. An 80 per cent increase. Just take that in for a moment.
By Mike Robinson FCA, British Safety Council on 12 September 2022
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has released its new strategy for 2022-2032.
By Hannah Burton, Pinsent Masons LLP on 23 August 2022
When I wrote for this publication last July, the number of people living with Long Covid had reached one million, a grim milestone.
By Layla Moran MP, Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Oxford West & Abingdon on 16 August 2022
“What gets measured gets managed.” So said Peter Drucker, the well-known management thinker. And it’s generally true. Unfortunately, when it comes to protecting the physical health of our workers from exposures that cause disease and death, we tend to count the corpses rather than focus on controlling the exposures that produce them.
By Steve Perkins, Steve Perkins Associates Limited on 15 August 2022
Since the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower five years ago, it has come to light that many hundreds of buildings have dangerous cladding or other fire safety defects. Residents have become trapped in homes that are unsafe but can’t sell them as banks have been unwilling to take on the risk.
By Clive Betts, Labour MP for Sheffield South East on 09 August 2022
So, how was the recent heatwave for you? That is not a flippant question. I ask it in the knowledge that, almost without exception, every person in the UK and a lot in Europe, will have experienced it in one way or another this summer.
By Mike Robinson FCA, British Safety Council on 09 August 2022
