With a record 2.8 million people in the UK out of work due to long-term sickness, a spotlight is shining on the health of the nation and how to improve it. What more could, or should, employers be doing to keep workers healthy and prevent them from leaving the workforce?
By Kerry Reals on 11 March 2025
Human history has hung on a timeline of change and every generation has been asked to answer the same call, to adapt and evolve. From the printing press to the PC, change has continuously re-defined both the work we do and how we do it. Where the future differs from the past is the pace at which change will impact society.
By Mike Robinson FCA, British Safety Council on 03 March 2025
1.7 million workers in Great Britain suffer from health conditions caused or made worse by their job – higher than before the pandemic, a new report has found.
By Belinda Liversedge on 13 March 2025
1.7 million workers in Great Britain suffer from health conditions caused or made worse by their job – higher than before the pandemic, a new report has found.
By Belinda Liversedge on 13 March 2025
By Kerry Reals on 04 March 2025
By Jay Ludditt, British Safety Council on 19 February 2025
By Kerry Reals on 14 February 2025
By Kerry Reals on 13 February 2025
By Kerry Reals on 05 February 2025
Machinery can deteriorate, malfunction or become unsafe when water or dust enters or if operators wrongly insert tools into the enclosure. It’s therefore vital to purchase plant that has been independently assessed to ensure it is robust enough to cope with the environment and the ways in which it will be used.
By Darren Hugheston-Roberts, TÜV SÜD on 10 March 2025
By Peter Wilson, INVC on 07 March 2025
By Safety Management on 05 March 2025
By Peter Wilson, INVC on 05 March 2025
An indoor skiing company has been fined £100,000 after a schoolboy at a tobogganing party was killed when he ploughed into a member of staff.
By Belinda Liversedge on 12 March 2025
By Kerry Reals on 17 February 2025
By Kerry Reals on 13 February 2025
By Kerry Reals on 13 February 2025
Engineering solutions for noise control on plant, machinery and tools are often straightforward, low-cost and bring financial savings themselves, so it’s time employers moved away from the default position of purchasing and issuing personal hearing protection to workers.
By Gill Cussons, Noise & Vibration Solutions on 13 March 2025
By Mike Robinson FCA, British Safety Council on 03 March 2025
By Neal Hill, UKHCA on 28 February 2025
By Liam Jagger, Pinsent Masons on 06 February 2025
