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 […]
SMEs ‘must react’ to demand and support staff’s health and wellbeing remotely
The pandemic is specifically affecting SMEs in terms of health and wellbeing benefits and what employers can do to react to employees’ changing requirements, writes Brett Hill, Distribution Director at Towergate Health & Protection… SMEs are missing out SMEs often feel more restricted when it comes to employee benefits in general and healthcare benefits […]
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 […]
More safety with top lockout procedures implemented at your site
Get experienced Brady engineers to write and implement custom Lockout/Tagout procedures for more maintenance safety. Brady engineers have created thousands of lockout procedures for hundreds of companies in various industries. Get them to write and implement your best-in-class, company-approved, custom Lockout/Tagout safety procedures as well. Brady’s Lockout/Tagout Complete Service: Best practice, custom: experienced Brady engineers visit […]
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 […]
C-Suite execs experiencing more mental health challenges than their employees
Mental health challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted workers differently depending on their seniority, generation, and location. That’s according to a new report by Oracle and Workplace Intelligence, which studied more than 12,000 employees, managers, HR leaders and C-Suite executive across 11 countries. It found that C-suite executives struggled to adapt more than […]
Occupational Safety & Health Forum: register today!
You can now claim your delegate place for the next virtual Occupational Safety & Health Forum, which takes place on July 13th & 14th. The Forum allows you to connect with innovative and budget-saving suppliers, as well as learn about the latest insights within the health & safety industry. Your pass is entirely free and includes access to live, insightful webinars. […]
British Safety Council develops app to ensure outdoor worker air quality
The British Safety Council in partnership with King’s College London have developed Canairy, which they say is the world’s first free mobile app to help employers minimise the risks of polluted air to outdoor workers. The app provides real-time information about air pollution levels for London-based employers and workers. It calculates a user’s hourly exposure to […]
