COVID-19 Infection and Long COVID – Guide for Managers
In this guidance, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) points out the importance of managers in helping employees...
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Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development Health and safety at work
This document, issued by the CIPD, outlines employers’ health and safety obligations in the UK. It looks at the Health and Safety at Work...
Ventilation and Air Conditioning during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
The HSE has reviewed this guidance, which states that employers must make sure there is an adequate supply of fresh air (ventilation) in...
Further guidance on RIDDOR reporting of COVID-19
This HSE guidance is for the person reporting, usually the employer (known as the 'responsible person'). The HSE advise following the...
Fine after workers exposed to asbestos
Power Link Machines (UK) Ltd has been sentenced for safety breaches after the HSE was informed the company was using gaskets within its...
Utilities company fined after member of the public died following fall into excavation site
A utilities company has been fined after a member of the public suffered fatal injuries after falling into an excavation on a footpath....
Employee killed in electrical incident
A warehouse management solutions company has been fined after an employee was electrocuted while servicing an air compressor. Maidstone...
REACH etc (Amendment) Regulations 2021 – Draft
Who does this apply to? These Regulations will apply to companies that are manufacturing, importing, selling, distributing or using...
Safe Water Supplies: Information for Organisations
This document is for all organisations that rely on a safe water supply to undertake their business activities, particularly when...
Managing a Return to Work after Long-term Absence
This guidance, issued by the CIPD together with Bupa, aims to provide information on effectively managing an employee’s return to work...
What If Your Job Was Good For You?
This report from Business in the Community (BITC) identifies actions employers can take to transform wellbeing at work. It sets out how...
Review of the Highway Code: Rule Revisions Resulting from the Public Consultation
A public consultation to review proposed changes to the Highway Code to improve safety on motorways and other high-speed roads was held...
UK Safety Alert issued for angle grinder chainsaw disc attachment
The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has issued a Safety Alert for a chainsaw disc attachment that has been incorrectly...
No one should miss out on flexible working options, says TUC
Commenting on a new Flexible Working Bill that was presented in the House of Commons last week, TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady...
New research shows 2 million people may have had long COVID
Findings from the REACT-2 studies show over a third of people who had Coronavirus (COVID-19) reported symptoms lasting at least 12 weeks....
Upcoming changes to REACH information requirements
The European Commission has revised certain information requirements for registering chemicals under REACH. The changes will start to...
Plan for new cladding installer certification scheme
A new third-party certification scheme for operatives who install cladding is in development. The National Federation of Roofing...
Director sentenced for insufficient fire risk assessment
A company director has been sentenced, after pleading guilty to providing a fire risk assessment that was not suitable or sufficient....
Company fined after worker has arm amputated following entanglement in machine
Agricultural machines manufacturer Superior Machines Ltd was fined for safety breaches, after a 68-year-old worker suffered life...
Organisations urged to check free-standing furniture after boy is killed
A high school in Chelmsford has been fined after a young child died when a locker in a changing room fell on top of him. On 23 May 2019,...
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