British Safety Council publishes Air Pollution Manifesto
The British Safety Council has launched its Air Pollution Manifesto, which calls on all candidates standing for election as a Metro Mayor on 6 May 2021 to commit to a Time to Breathe 7-Point Plan. The industry body says air pollution is the UK’s largest environmental risk to health with 40,000 early deaths a year, including ‘deadly’ […]
CALL FOR SPEAKERS! Would you like to talk our Health & Safety industry events?
We’re looking for education industry thought-leaders to share their knowledge at the upcoming Occupational Safety & Health Forum, which is taking place as a live event on February 1st next year. If you’re available on those dates, have an internet connection and would like to take part in this unmissable industry event, simply contact Charlotte […]
5 Minutes With… the Fire Protection Association’s Melissa Harrison
In the latest instalment of our health & safety industry executive interview series, we spoke to Melissa Harrison, Events Manager at the Fire Protection Association, about the organisation’s work, the biggest health & safety challenges in the UK, future trends and the importance of maintaining perspective in life… Q: Tell us about your company, products […]
Do you specialise in Incident Reporting? We want to hear from you!
Each month on Health & Safety Briefing we’re shining the spotlight on a different part of the security market – and in April we’ll be focussing on Incident Reporting. It’s all part of our ‘Recommended’ editorial feature, designed to help health & safety buyers find the best products and services available today. So, if you’re a […]
SAVE THE DATE: Occupational Safety & Health Forum
The virtual Occupational Safety & Health Forum can help you build business connections with the latest innovative and budget-saving suppliers within your industry. Date: February 1st, 2022Time: 09:00 – 13:05Location: Radisson Blu, London Stansted We will handle everything for you, saving you time and money by arranging all of your meetings – condensing months of work into one day. You […]
HSE announces Peter Baker as Chief Inspector of Buildings
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has announced the appointment of a Chief Inspector of Buildings to establish and lead the new Building Safety Regulator (BSR). Peter Baker, HSE’s current Director of Building Safety and Construction, will take up the post with immediate effect. The move follows the government asking the HSE to establish a […]
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Do you specialise in Health & Safety Training? We want to hear from you!
Each month on Health & Safety Briefing we’re shining the spotlight on a different part of the security market – and in March we’ll be focussing on Healthy & Safety Training. It’s all part of our ‘Recommended’ editorial feature, designed to help health & safety buyers find the best products and services available today. So, if […]
British Safety Council repeats call for Government to enforce COVID-19 workplace safety rules
Recent figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show higher COVID-19 deaths amongst health and social care workers – and the British Safety Council says government needs to more to help bring numbers down. The body says it is ‘disturbing’ to see that the ‘forgotten’ people who also can’t work from home like […]
Coronavirus deaths by occupation revealed in ONS data
7,961 deaths involving the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the working age population (those aged 20 to 64 years) of England and Wales were registered between 9 March and 28 December 2020, according to the ONS. Nearly two-thirds of these deaths were among men (5,128 deaths), with the age-standardised mortality rate of death involving COVID-19 being statistically […]