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.
Firefighters who were injured in the Grenfell Tower tragedy have settled their claims for a combined £20 million.
A former HSBC employee who developed an asbestos-linked cancer after being exposed in the 1970s and 1980s has received a £900,000 payout.
Tribunal finds in favour of pregnant teacher whose school wanted her to return to classroom despite Covid safety concerns.
Labour leader Keir Starmer has been urged to pledge support for firefghters who have developed cancer or other health issues.
Workers at a crisp factory in South Australia have complained that the seasoning used in a spicy snack is affecting their health.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is encouraging manufacturers to have, or put in place, effective health surveillance to reduce...
Australia will next year ban engineered-stone worktops and kitchen counters nationally because of the health risks they pose to installers,...
More than a third of hospitality workers (35%) regularly break health and safety rules because they view them as unnecessary,...
Sellafield workers have warned that a toxic culture of bullying, sexual harassment and drug use could have dangerous consequences.
The British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) is launching a new series of occupational hygiene qualifications as part of a significant...
Air filtration technologies designed to make social or work interactions safer in indoor spaces are not effective, research has suggested....
Construction firms are being urged to sign up to a mental health ‘pledge’, as research has suggested more than half...
Nearly two million workers in Great Britain reported suffering from work-related ill health during 2022-23, with work-related stress absence still...
New workplace skin health guidance seeks to equip non-clinical staff with the skills needed to help manage occupational skin disease risks.
Tribunal finds that Network Rail unfairly dismissed an employee for drinking coca tea but that claimant should receive no compensation.
