EMPLOYERS MUST KEEP WORKERS SAFE DURING SUMMER HEATWAVE – TUC
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is calling for a maximum working temperature to protect workers in the wake of Britain’s first heatwave of the year, which started in May, as amber heat health alerts had been issued for some...
FIRST JOINT INDUSTRY GUIDANCE FOR ROBOTICS IN THE WORKPLACE
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO) are working together, along with government and industry, to support the safe and responsible adoption of robotics in the workplace. The project,...
HSE URGES CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES TO STRENGTHEN SITE SECURITY
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is calling on the construction industry to prevent children from accessing construction sites during the school holiday period, to stop children being injured or worse, in pursuit of innocent...
UK ACCIDENT RATES HAVE RISEN SHARPLY OVER LAST DECADE – ROSPA
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) is calling on the UK Government to implement a comprehensive, cross-departmental National Accident Prevention Strategy to reduce the rising number of accidental deaths....
HOW DATA IS TRANSFORMING WORKPLACE SAFETY IN THE UK
Using health and safety data through Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming workplace safety and monitoring practices, helping organisations to spot hazards before they become accidents and empowering employees to work with a greater peace of mind, writes Gary...
WORKPLACE HEALTH PROTECTION CONFERENCE (16-19 JUNE)
The British Occupational Hygiene Society will host 'OH2025 – The Workplace Health Protection Conference' from 16-19 June in Newcastle, bringing together several industry leaders, researchers and professionals from across the globe to the Hilton Newcastle Gateshead in...
HSENI WORKPLACE HEALTH CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION
The Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland (HSENI) will introduce its Workplace Health Campaign, in addition to latest TV, radio and social media campaign advertising, at its workplace health conference and exhibition,...
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,...
