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.
More than 100,000 workers went down with Covid-19 in the past year which they believed they contracted in the workplace,...
Workers unloading or moving freight from shipping containers at British ports can be exposed to hazardous substances, says HSE.
A campaign to raise awareness of the ‘fatal four’ dangers of work-related driving has been launched by the Scottish Occupational...
ON-DEMAND | Webinar examining what organisations are doing to help their staff's personal safety.
Employees working in the night-time economy face high levels of violence, aggression and sexual behaviours while commuting or at work,...
Researchers have developed a tool to help doctors better identify patients at high risk of serious falls.
While most likely...
Guidance designed to help organisations connect employee health to sustainabilty goals has been published.
Mercedes Formula One team health and safety chief Stuart Hughes has been named the next IOSH president-elect.
A startup is to develop and test a fatigue detection tool that could minimise health and safety incidents among shift workers.
Settlements for workplace injury and disease have halved, despite a sharp increase in work-related ill health.
Construction sites could be inspected by the HSE as part of a campaign to raise awareness of health and safety issues.
Employers are being urged to recognise the dangers of driver dehydration, which can cause accidents at any time of year.
A worker who was injured in a practical joke cannot take his appeal any further, Supreme Court rules.
The vast majority of employees are relaxed about alcohol and drug testing and by their employer, a survey has suggested.
Guidance from Acas outlines where suspension is necessary, as well as some alternatives HR can consider.
