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.
Unions have warned workers' health is at risk, as government buildings experience sewage leaks, legionella and insect infestations.
A union has welcomed the Health and Safety Executive's decision to investigate a 'dangerous' firefighters' breathing apparatus policy.
Nine UK health and safety organisations have come together to form the Occupational Safety and Health Stakeholder Alliance.
The chief inspector of railways has called for better toilet facilities to be provided for railway workers, especially train drivers,...
UK's second largest police force postpones beard ban for the second time after feedback from officer representatives.
There has been a 10% rise in work-related deaths in the past year, according to latest figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
With much of England experiencing sweltering temperatures in the past few days, and more set to come later this week,...
Robotics technologies have the potential to transform health and safety as well as efficiency within the workplace, but fears they...
The Employment Appeal Tribunal says a driving examiner who resigned over Covid health fears can have his dismissal claim reheard.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is poised to launch a health and safety inspections’ blitz next week, targeting how...
Police Scotland has banned staff and officers in frontline roles from having beards, in case they have to wear an FFP3 face mask.
Due to HSE cutbacks there has been a 200-fold increase in ‘mandatory’ HSE investigations that have then failed to happen, a union has said.
Working with chemical agents increases a person’s risk of developing pancreatic cancer with every year of exposure, research has suggested.
The UK needs a national plan to remove asbestos from all public and commercial buildings, the TUC has said.
