Tag: safety
Employees should continue working from home indefinitely, say SAGE
May 11, 2021 | 0
The group warned that pushing employees to return to the office could result in a third wave of the virus.
Read MoreWhat are the most frequent health and safety office complaints?
Feb 27, 2020 | 0
15 per cent said they made a complaint but it was completely ignored.
Read MoreAdvice given how to keep employees safe from coronavirus
Feb 11, 2020 | 0
“There is no requirement for employers to close their workplace during a flu pandemic.”
Read MoreUber’s London ban due to safety failures puts 45,000 jobs at risk
Nov 26, 2019 | 0
Dismissed or suspended drivers have been able to create Uber accounts.
Read MoreKaren Holden: A legal perspective of what to do if your employee has a road accident during work hours
Aug 29, 2019 | 0
August is National Road Victim Month 2019.
Read MoreMatthew Raybould: Why focusing on ‘health’ is just as important as ‘safety’
Nov 3, 2016 | 0
As research is released suggesting that almost half (44 per cent) of UK workers know somebody who has given
up work because of stress, Matthew Raybould, operations director in the South Midlands at construction company Willmott Dixon, explores what companies can do to ensure staff wellbeing remains at a high.
Poll: Has there been a change in attitude to health and safety in the last five years?
Apr 4, 2016 | 0
The health and safety officer in a business in years gone by had, in some instances in the past, been approached with an arched eyebrow and a heavy sigh.
Read MoreTerror in Brussels: How can businesses keep their employees safe when abroad?
Mar 22, 2016 | 0
The terrorist attacks today on the transport infrastructure in Brussels are a sad reminder that there are still risks to face when traveling to major global cities. The threat from terrorism, as today’s upsetting images from the Belgian capital prove, is real and not going away any time soon.
Read MoreMandy 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.
Read MoreThree firms sentenced after worker’s death
Feb 9, 2015 | 0
A renewable technology company and two sub-contractors have been fined for safety failings after a worker was killed when he fell seven metres from a roof while installing solar panels.
Read MoreThree-quarters of British workers too scared to complain about workplace safety
Sep 9, 2014 | 1
Three-quarters of British workers are too scared to complain about workplace safety because they...
Read MoreThe British Safety Council launch Sword of Honour and Globe of Honour Awards
Jun 3, 2014 | 0
The British Safety Council has formally launched its prestigious 2014 Sword of Honour and Globe of...
Read MoreMore workers ‘risk injury and death’ due to Health and Safety changes
Apr 28, 2014 | 0
The TUC is warning today (Monday) on Workers’ Memorial Day that the government’s persistent...
Read MoreBosses increasingly using CCTV to spy on workers
Mar 21, 2014 | 2
Increasing numbers of workers are being watched by their bosses via CCTV in their place of work,...
Read MoreWould you complete a risk assessment for using a tape measure?
Mar 5, 2014 | 0
A new survey has revealed the lengths some small firms mistakenly go to trying to comply with...
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