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LOOK AFTER HEALTHCARE WORKERS SO THEY CAN LOOK AFTER PATIENTS, SAYS IOSH

LOOK AFTER HEALTHCARE WORKERS SO THEY CAN LOOK AFTER PATIENTS, SAYS IOSH

IOSH President Dr Andrew Sharman is encouraging IOSH members to get behind World Patient Safety Day. The awareness day, being held today (Thursday 17th September), is run by the World Health...
TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES TEAM UP TO DEMOCRATISE TRAINING

TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES TEAM UP TO DEMOCRATISE TRAINING

A platform for workplace safety and quality, SafetyCulture, has acquired EdApp, a mobile training solution.  EdApp currently delivers approximately 50,000 lessons per day across over 90...
SLEEP MATTERS

SLEEP MATTERS

As employers, are we recognising the importance of ‘sleep’ as a serious health and safety factor? Joanne Hunter, Head of Marketing at ProtectHear, looks at some of the research.  ...
VALERIE SINGLETON OBE HOSTS LIVE PANEL TO IMPROVE SAFETY AMONG OLDER DRIVERS

LIVE PANEL TO IMPROVE SAFETY AMONG OLDER DRIVERS

Project EDWARD – Every Day Without a Road Death – launches across the UK as an awareness week running until Friday 18th September. Its goal is to achieve a week where no one loses their...
HSE ISSUES MOD WITH CROWN CENSURE

HSE ISSUES MOD WITH CROWN CENSURE

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been issued with a Crown Censure by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after a military diver died during training. On 26 March 2018, 27-year-old Lance...
PEOPLESAFE MERGES WITH SKYGUARD AND GUARDIAN24

PEOPLESAFE MERGES WITH SKYGUARD AND GUARDIAN24

Specialist lone worker technology brands Skyguard and Guardian24, have merged under one unified brand, Peoplesafe. All three companies are owned by Send For Help Group. The company says that the...
STAY SAFE WITH SNICKERS WORKWEAR PROTECTIVE WEAR SOLUTIONS

STAY SAFE WITH SNICKERS WORKWEAR PROTECTIVE WEAR SOLUTIONS

Long working days and cheap uncomfortable clothing makes Snickers Workwear’s protective wear range the better-informed choice for both men and women working in hazardous environments and...
Everyone's Business Domestic Abuse Advice Line

CHARITY LAUNCHES DOMESTIC ABUSE ADVICE LINE FOR BUSINESSES

A new advice line for businesses supporting employees experiencing or at risk of domestic abuse has been launched by crisis support charity Hestia. A 2014 TUC Survey Report found that one in four...
 COVID-19 BREACHES DOWN BY 41% ON CONSTRUCTION SITES

COVID-19 BREACHES DOWN BY 41% ON CONSTRUCTION SITES

The Building Safety Group (BSG) has reported a 41% decrease in the number of COVID-19 breaches occurring on construction sites over a three month period. BSG’s report is based on 4400...
IT'S TIME TO ADDRESS THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM

IT'S TIME TO ADDRESS THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM

With anxiety affecting more people than ever before, it is time for employers to address the issue and provide additional support to help improve their employees’ wellbeing. iHASCO, a...

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