Tag Archives: health and safety

By Chris Handley, Construction Director at Concert Thank goodness we’re beyond the days where poor mental health was deemed to be a weakness or flaw. However, we still have a way to go in order to recognise suffering in others. ...

The annual British Safety Council’s International Safety Awards, which recognise an organisation’s commitment to excellent standards of health, safety and wellbeing management are now open for applications. In 2023, 773 organisations of all sizes, types and sectors won an International ...

HSE’s fatal injury statistics for 2022 to 2023 suggest that workplaces are no safer than in 2016, says Nick Wilson, Director of Health and Safety at WorkNest According to the most recent data from the HSE a total of 135 ...

The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 has been passed into law with an accompanying schedule listing approximately 600 pieces of legislation that is set to be ‘sunsetted’ by the end of 2023. While health and safety legislation ...

International facilities service provider, OCS, has been awarded two Gold RoSPA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents) Awards for its outstanding commitment to Health and Safety. The RoSPA Awards recognise organisations that have successfully implemented and maintained comprehensive health ...

For the third consecutive year, Salisbury Group has secured a Gold Award from RoSPA – the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. Now into its 67th year, the RoSPA Health and Safety Awards is an internationally-recognised process for demonstrating ...

A ground-breaking report, Uncovering the UK’s Hidden Crisis in Women’s Workplace Health has highlighted the urgent need for measures to protect women from getting ill because of work. Published by the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS), a Scientific Charity and ...

Technology firm, MyTAG, has been selected by Zip World as its IT solutions provider for health & safety, statutory compliance and employee engagement. Zip World is a Welsh outdoor adventure activity company which employs over 700 people across its seven ...

According to the latest figures published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), 135 workers were killed in work-related incidents in Great Britain in the last year. The annual data release published by the HSE, Great Britain’s workplace regulator, covers ...

A new National Audit Office report on the condition of school buildings has revealed around 700,000 children in England are studying in schools requiring major rebuilding or refurbishment, but even more concerning is that the possibility of a building collapse ...