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Health and safety workers driven by negative experience
NEW RESEARCH amongst health and safety professionals has found that one fifth chose to work in health and safety after a negative personal incident to either themselves, a colleague or someone they knew.
Keep staff safe in the heatwave, urges TUC
WITH BRITAIN facing the first widespread heatwave this summer, the TUC is calling on employers to make sure their staff are protected from the sun and heat.
Road deaths rise a wake-up call for businesses
RECENT STATISTICS show that UK road deaths in 2024 rose by 1% year-on-year. This equates to losing at least four people every day on our roads. Nick Butler discusses how this is a backwards step for the UK and a wake-up call for businesses who have a duty to protect their drivers.
Give ocean workers frontline status, urges charity
A GLOBAL safety charity is calling for ocean workers to be recognised as a frontline group when it comes to the impacts of climate change
Complacency causes 6% increase in pipeline incidents
THERE WERE 284 incidents of workers putting themselves at risk by digging too close to a high-pressure fuel pipeline in 2024, according to Linewatch, the leading pipeline safety awareness group.
New report highlights impact of air pollution
THE CHARTERED Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has joined calls for air pollution to be recognised as a key public health issue, after a new report from doctors revealed dirty air is killing more than 500 people a week.
Survey reveals alarming risks of illegal gas work
A SURVEY of certified gas installers, conducted by ATAG, found that more than 82% are forced to rectify unsafe installations by unregistered fitters at least once every quarter, with almost half warning that the faulty work poses a serious risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.
Blue-collar workers say workplace is unsafe
OVER A quarter of blue-collar employees (26%) say their workplace safety measures are inadequate, according to new global research from Top Employers Institute. Many also report feeling unheard on issues that directly impact their jobs.