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Health and safety

The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 requires employers to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work of its employees.

This duty extends to health and safety matters such as the maintenance of plant; systems of work; the arrangements for the use, handling, storage and transport of articles and substances; information and training; and access routes.


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    • Education

    Crumbling school buildings ‘risk to life’ suggests leak

    by Nic Paton 16 May 2022
    by Nic Paton 16 May 2022

    Many school buildings in England are a 'risk to life', including being riddled with asbestos, leaked government documents have suggested.

    • Fit for Work
    • Disability
    • Return to work and rehabilitation

    ‘Gulf War Syndrome’ caused by release of nerve agent sarin, researchers conclude

    by Nic Paton 13 May 2022
    by Nic Paton 13 May 2022

    The mystery of ‘Gulf War Syndrome’, the often debilitating, chronic and multi-symptom illnesses among military personnel, may have been solved.

    • Clinical governance
    • Coronavirus
    • Health surveillance

    Covid has amplified risk of poor infection control, warns WHO

    by Nic Paton 6 May 2022
    by Nic Paton 6 May 2022

    The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the dangers of poor infection prevention and control, especially in healthcare and care settings, the World Health Organization has emphasised.

    • Police
    • NHS
    • Retail

    New law protects emergency and retail workers from violence

    by Ashleigh Webber 4 May 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 4 May 2022

    A new law that protects public service workers from violence and abuse while doing their jobs has taken effect in England and Wales.

    • Learning management systems
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    • Latest News

    Four ways technology can help improve health and safety

    by Nicky Chenery 26 Apr 2022
    by Nicky Chenery 26 Apr 2022

    Nicky Chenery outlines how technology can help ensure any health and safety concerns employees have are heard and acted upon. 

    • Cancer
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    MPs urge asbestos removal from workplaces

    by Ashleigh Webber 21 Apr 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 21 Apr 2022

    A group of MPs have called for asbestos removal from workplaces within the next 40 years to reduce occupational exposure.

    • Working from home
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    • Coronavirus

    Businesses plead for free or cheaper Covid-19 tests

    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Apr 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Apr 2022

    Organisations should be given access to free or low cost Covid-19 tests to help staff stay safe, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has said.

    • Cardiac
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    • Disability

    Warning of heightened blood clot risk for six months post Covid

    by Nic Paton 8 Apr 2022
    by Nic Paton 8 Apr 2022

    People who have had Covid-19 may be at increased risk of developing serious blood clots for six months following their infection.

    • Fit for Work
    • Health and safety
    • Sickness absence management

    PPE should be ‘last resort’ health and safety measure, says IOSH

    by Nic Paton 1 Apr 2022
    by Nic Paton 1 Apr 2022

    Ahead of new regulations taking effect, IOSH has said personal protective equipment (PPE) should be “the last resort” when it comes to protecting workers.

    • NHS
    • Testing
    • Coronavirus

    Free Covid tests for workers in ‘high risk’ settings from 1 April

    by Ashleigh Webber 30 Mar 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 30 Mar 2022

    Free Covid tests for workers in the NHS, adult social care and prisons will continue when free testing for the general public ends on 1 April.

    • Research
    • Vaccinations
    • Coronavirus

    Covid prevalence research highlights ‘choice’ in health outcomes

    by Ashleigh Webber 29 Mar 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 29 Mar 2022

    Sage research into Covid prevalence highlighted how important ‘choice’ over an individual’s work situation is for health outcomes, one of the government's top health experts has said.

    • Coronavirus
    • Health surveillance
    • OH service delivery

    TUC warns of April Covid risk assessment ‘confusion’

    by Nic Paton 14 Mar 2022
    by Nic Paton 14 Mar 2022

    The TUC has warned business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng that workers’ safety is being put at risk because of confusion created...

    • Stress
    • Europe
    • Global mobility

    Ukraine and Russia: HR must play key role in risk management

    by Adam McCulloch 8 Mar 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 8 Mar 2022

    Global health and security business tells Personnel Today about its operations in the two countries.

    • Health surveillance
    • OH service delivery
    • Health and safety

    Sharp fall in hepatitis C deaths in England

    by Nic Paton 7 Mar 2022
    by Nic Paton 7 Mar 2022

    There has been a significant reduction in deaths from hepatitis C, the government has said.

    • Disability
    • Health and safety
    • Sickness absence management

    Warning of hearing loss among young people

    by Nic Paton 4 Mar 2022
    by Nic Paton 4 Mar 2022

    More than one billion people aged 12 to 35 risk losing their hearing because of prolonged and excessive exposure to loud music.

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