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.
The Health and Safety Executive has published updated guidance emphasising the importance of good ventilation.
Organisations experiencing a shortage of workers should be careful not to ‘sleepwalk’ into a health and safety ‘nightmare', Iosh has warned.
A firearms officer with Police Scotland has accused HR officials at the force of misleading an employment tribunal and delaying...
Retail industry bodies have renewed their call for the UK government to make assaulting or abusing a shop worker a standalone offence.
Rail workers may strike if action is not taken over a ‘potentially fatal’ outbreak of legionella on Thameslink trains, a union has said.
As business travel gradually restarts over the next few months, even the most seasoned business travellers may experience anxiety. As...
Brian Kropp considers how organisations can ensure fatigure doesn't continue to be an issue as they move to hybrid working.
OH leaders should get up to speed with ISO 45003, which is to launch this summer.
OH needs to be encouraging employers to carry out home worker risk assessments so as not to fall foul of Health and Safety Executive inspections
Hot weather, sporting events, the end of furlough, returning to the office, vaccinations, and more...
As ‘freedom day’ passes and Boris Johnson concedes that, amid rising infections, the return to workplace should be gradual, research...
Critical staff in ‘exceptional circumstances’ – including some NHS workers, air traffic controllers and railway signallers – will be allowed...
The CBI and CIPD have called for urgent action to amend self-isolation policies as employers report surging numbers of staff...
The NHS app sent half a million alerts last week, and employers have called for plans to make the app less sensitive to be brought forward.
Goldman Sachs will be asking workers in London to wear face masks, while Sainsbury's and Tesco have joined a list of retailers urging shoppers to use them.
