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.
OH professionals need to recognise that changing social habits – especially people listening to content through headphones at work or...
A total of 1.7 million people suffered from a work-related illness in the past year (2023-24), figures from the Health...
Unions demand greater access to toilets as a new study shows workers are using bags, bottles, buckets and bushes due to a lack of facilities.
Accidental deaths in the UK have reached an all-time high and are now the second biggest killer of people aged...
Retail worker assault: A committee of MPs has showed its support for making assaults on shop staff a standalone offence.
Charity calls for clear reporting protocols after report finds only 51% of global workers experiencing workplace harm reported the incident.
Kavitha Sivasubramaniam looks at how employers can identify and support staff who may be struggling with alcohol and drug addiction.
A delivery business boss has won a case for constructive dismissal after he raised concerns about the safety of the e-bikes his company used.
Two-thirds of employees are using wrong and potentially harmful terms to discuss suicide, according to MHFA England.
More than a fifth of people who had to take injury leave last year were not paid while they recovered, according to MetLife UK.
Muslim health workers have been subject to an increase in racist abuse since the start of the far right-inspired riots last week.
Doctors have called for a ban on artificial stone being used for kitchen counters and worktops because of the risk...
Guidance for employers is issued following the continued social unrest which is “one of the worst spates of violent disorder”.
The Health and Safety at Work Act (HSWA) marks its 50th anniversary today (31 July), prompting TUC calls to build on its success.
More than nine out of 10 workers (94%) believe health and safety legislation needs to be overhauled and updated to...
