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PPE Saves Lives!

The British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) has recently launched PPE Saves, a new campaign spotlighting the vital role performed by personal protective equipment in protecting workers and ensuring people and businesses thrive. You can hear more about this at HSM Live Coventry.

 

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Tata Steel fined £1.5m after crush death

TATA STEEL has been fined £1.5 million following the death of a contractor at its Port Talbot steelworks plant.

 

 

 

 

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Over 900 health, safety and environmental professionals reveal the biggest training and compliance challenges

OVER 900 HSE professionals have revealed the real barriers to progress in 2025 from mental health struggles and cultural resistance to rising demand for flexible, digital training. Discover whats shaping the future of compliance, learning and leadership in Astutis exclusive new report.

 

 

 

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Care home provider fined after death of patient

A CARE home provider has been fined more than £50k after an elderly patient died in the early hours of Boxing Day in 2022.

 

 

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Violence against nursing staff doubles

THE WESTMINSTER government can reverse the rise in violence against staff by taking decisive action to reduce lengthy waits in accident and emergency, ending corridor care and tackling chronic understaffing, the RCN says.

 

 

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Master the art of fault-finding with Pilz

A SOLUTION that improves productivity, extends the life of machinery and equipment, and results in substantial cost savings? Sounds like a pipe dream, doesn’t it? Doesn’t have to be. Hone your fault-finding skills with the new Pilz UK training course.

 

 

 

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Stress is main cause of workplace incidents, research shows

NEW RESEARCH from EcoOnline reveals that 44% of workers have been involved in a workplace incident or know someone who has – and stress is the main cause.

 

 

 

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RoSPA urges action as pedestrian deaths hit 400 annually

THE ROYAL Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) is calling for immediate government action to address the ongoing crisis of road deaths and serious injuries in England.

 

 

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HSE issues urgent offshore gangway safety notice

THE HEALTH and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a safety notice to highlight the risks of potentially fatal gangway accidents to offshore workers.

 

 

 

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Industries with highest workplace illness revealed

RESEARCH HAS revealed that health and social care workers are the worst-affected by workplace illness, as a new government pilot scheme aims to address worrying annual sick note volumes.

 

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Third of workers not using health benefits

NEW DATA from healthcare services and plan provider Simplyhealth reveals that many employees are not using their workplace health benefits due to barriers to accessing them.

 

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Work-related burnout is at crisis point

WORK-related burnout is at crisis point as three-quarters (75%) have experienced it in the past twelve months alone, a new survey by music licensing company PPL PRS has found.

 

 

 

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Guide to Products Critical to Safe Construction published

A FREE guide aimed at improving the safety of buildings has been published by The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and other professional bodies.

 

 

 

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New report: Half of workers skip essential HSE training

NEW DATA from Astutis has revealed that a growing number of UK employees are funding their own health and safety training from their own pockets.

 

 

 

 

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