HSENI WELCOMES NEW CHAIR ON BOARD FOR FOUR-YEAR TERM
Economy Minister Conor Murphy has announced the appointment of a new Chair to the board of the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI). Mrs Catherine Irwin MBE will serve for a four-year term, with effect from 17...
TRAINING GEARS UP EMPLOYERS TO CUT ROAD TRAFFIC COLLISION DEATHS
The 'Skills for Safer Journeys' course could dramatically improve road safety, according to David Higginbottom, CEO of Driver First Assist, citing fact that deaths from RTCs often occur within four minutes, whereas the target time for an ambulance to arrive (if the...
68% OF INDUSTRIES RISK FAILING ON-THE-SPOT HSE INSPECTIONS
Seven in ten organisations operating in some of the UK’s biggest industries admit that they are unlikely to comply with on-the-spot inspections by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) due to a lack of data, proving that their fixed and moveable assets are managed...
SICK PAY SYSTEM ‘BROKEN AND IN DESPERATE NEED OF REFORM’ – TUC
The Covid-19 pandemic showed that “our sick pay system is in desperate need of reform” noted Paul Novak, General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), in response to a report on whether the government should reform...
NEW ERA DAWNS AT ROSPA WITH FIRST FEMALE CEO AT THE HELM
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has appointed a new CEO in its bid to drive a new era of growth and impact, with Rebecca Hickman becoming the first female chief executive of the Birmingham-based charity in its 100-year plus history. Hickman,...
‘JOINTWORKS’ TO TACKLE CHRONIC MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN AT WORK
A research network aimed at transforming the management of chronic musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace, which will particularly focus on supporting the ageing workforce, has been launched at the University of Birmingham. The JOINTWORKS network, awarded £109,000...
INCREASE OF 15% IN CONSTRUCTION FATALITIES IN THE PAST YEAR
Fatal incidents in the UK construction industry have risen by almost 20% in the last five years, according to new data, which revealed that in 2022-23, 45 fatal injuries were reported, an increase of 15% compared to the previous year. Falling from a height remains the...
ENGINEERING A NEW EVOLUTION OF SAFETY PASSPORT COURSE
The UK’s Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) has launched the eighth version of the health and safety awareness course for the engineering construction industry, in consultation with employers and training...
LONG COVID SURVEY REVEALS UNFAIR TREATMENT AT WORK
A survey of more than 3,000 people with Long Covid, who responded to a UK joint study by the Trades Union Congress and the Long Covid Support Employment Group, has found that 66% of participants have reported being unfairly treatment at work – up from 52% who...
LONE WORKERS BELIEVE EMPLOYERS PUT FINANCIAL TARGETS ABOVE SAFETY
Over 1,300 lone workers and H&S professionals in the UK have revealed a low perception by employees of how seriously employers take lone worker safety, according to the findings of a new study by an employee monitoring service. With an estimated eight million lone...
STUDY FINDS UK FIREFIGHTERS HAVE THE MOST DANGEROUS JOB
A new study has found that being a firefighter is the most dangerous job of all in the UK, and 47,000 injuries recorded over the past five years it has the highest injury rate of all the high-risk public sector jobs. Using government data, Forbes Advisor (the global...
MILLIONS OF UK EMPLOYEES CHOOSE REMOTE WORKING TO AVOID BULLYING
Employers need to offer roles that have the option to work remotely when looking to attract the best talent, according to RemoteWorker CEO Joe Boll. A national employee survey by online jobs site RemoteWorker has highlighted how...
