Health and safety Archives

Over a quarter of serious injuries takes place in the office

Jun 22, 2020 | 0 |

Men are more likely than women to suffer from an injury at work.

Jonathan Gawthrop: Helping HR teams make the case for wellbeing

Feb 27, 2020 | 0 |

“A robust suite of wellbeing initiatives is becoming a corporate responsibility.”

Is your office prepared for a snow filled February?

Jan 29, 2020 | 0 |

Every employer has a duty of care to their staff.

HSE fine Clancy Docwra £1 million for death of employee

Aug 9, 2019 | 0 |

How did the company plead and could this have been avoided?

Liza Andersin: What happens to Health & Safety laws post Brexit?

Apr 8, 2019 | 0 |

In the workplace, health and safety may seem too obvious to need explaining but with the legal attachment’s to businesses of any size and the impending Brexit, things are not as simple as they seem, says Liza Andersin.

Birmingham the most dangerous city for work accidents

Jan 29, 2019 | 0 |

This is where you are twice as likely to have a fatal accident at work than the rest of the country.

Business leaders unite for mental health

Nov 19, 2018 | 0 |

What big companies have called on the government to prioritise its manifesto claim?

Lack of understanding still leading health & safety eyecare breaches

Jun 8, 2016 | 0 |

New research has been carried out by Specsavers Corporate Eyecare into the eyecare policies of UK...

TUC launches new guidance to recruit more union members and health and safety reps

Apr 26, 2016 | 0 |

The TUC has launched new guidance to help recruit more union members and encourage more existing union members to become health and safety reps.

Karl Simons: Staying ahead of the health and safety revolution

Apr 6, 2016 | 0 |

There are a whole plethora of risks that consume management time and attention at Thames Water, from trips and falls to Legionnaires Disease and the diversity of the company’s role is enormous. Thames Water has 15 million customers and represents a quarter of the UK’s water operation. Karl Simons heads the health and safety operation at Thames Water and is at the forefront of efforts to utilise a change in perception of the role of the Health and Safety manager that has occurred over the period of the last five years.

Drive to better health and safety in the workplace launched

Feb 26, 2016 | 0 |

P&MM, a performance improvement agency, has released a new guide to reveal workable strategies for driving better health and safety practice in the workplace through advanced reward and recognition techniques, titled,‘An advanced guide to health and safety recognition in the workplace’. The guide is targeted at medium to large size organisations with a typical workforce of several thousand people.

David Price: Addressing mental health awareness in the workplace

Feb 16, 2016 | 0 |

Maintaining a healthy work environment is fundamental to ensuring a positive trajectory for any organisation.

Mandy Rutter: Paris and coping with trauma

Nov 23, 2015 | 0 |

Terrorist attacks in Paris have again highlighted how suddenly our sense of normality and security can be shattered by the unexpected. Major incidents send shockwaves through whole networks of people. In this case, there’s the heightened threat of further attacks and violence, of the increased risks from travelling, of day-to-day business.

Jayne Carrington: Loneliness in the workplace – how can we address it?

Oct 2, 2015 | 0 |

We spend most of our adult lives at work but many people don’t make friends in the workplace. Jayne Carrington examines how social bonds can increase wellbeing and productivity.