Category: Mental Health

OUTDOOR WORKERS EXPOSED TO 15% MORE POLLUTION THAN AVERAGE LONDONER

An app developed by King College London as part of the British Safety Council’s Time to Breathe campaign is building on a growing evidence base that proves outdoor workers are exposed to air...

TECHNOLOGY

MATES IN MIND COMMITTED TO REACHING 75% OF CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

In January, Mates in Mind joined the Industry and Parliament Trust (IPT) in a roundtable discussion exploring the prevalence and impacts of mental ill-health in the construction industry. During...

CONSTRUCTION

STUDY FINDS MOST COMMON CAUSES OF STRESS IN UK WORKFORCE

STUDY FINDS MOST COMMON CAUSES OF WORKPLACE STRESS

One in every eight company employees in the UK has taken time off work for stress in the last year, according to a new study conducted by contractor payroll and accountancy experts, the Dolan...

STRESS

COMPANY SENTENCED FOLLOWING SERIOUS INCIDENT IN SEWER

A water and wastewater company has been fined following an incident in which three workers were carried along a sewer following the collapse of a 150-year-old sewer gate. On 29 August 2017, three...

IN THE COURTS

NEBOSH WELCOMES NEW TRUSTEE TO BOARD

NEBOSH, a provider of health, safety and environmental qualifications, has welcomed Sharon Affleck to its Board of Trustees. Sharon has extensive senior management experience in a range of...

HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE

FERRY OPERATOR PROSECUTED AFTER MOVING VEHICLE INCIDENT

A ferry operator has been prosecuted after an employee sustained serious injuries when he was struck by a van being reversed out of a docked vessel. On 17 September 2017 George Ball, a pontoon...

HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE

The Scaffolding Association Partners with Mates in Mind

The Scaffolding Association has become a Supporter of Mates in Mind, in advance of International Suicide Prevention Day on 10 September. The Scaffolding Association will be joining a growing...

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

Greyland Supports Charity Nine Peak Challenge

10 out of 10 for Nine Peak Challenge Support

Cleaning chemicals manufacturer Greyland is sponsoring a pair of climbers, who are tackling nine peaks in order to raise money for four charities. Head of Corporate Accounts at Greenham Trading...

MENTAL WELLBEING CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED BY RUGBY LEGENDS

Rugby icons Richard Hill MBE, Roger Uttley OBE and the Harlequins’ Mark Lambert, joined global recruitment consultancy Robert Walters and Movember in launching their world-wide employee...