Riskex Appoints Managing Director to Drive Growth Through Portfolio Expansion
Riskex, a privately owned and fast-growing safety risk management SaaS provider, has today announced that Nikki Sammé has been appointed as Managing Director. Nikki joins Riskex after spending the last 12 months supporting the business in a consulting capacity and has been instrumental in the business’s impressive above-market growth throughout the pandemic, driven by its […]
Riskex snaps up Quintin Matthee as new Technical Operations Project Manager
Riskex warmly welcomes Quintin Matthee in a new project management role, focussed on optimising customer experiences Quintin Matthee is warmly welcomed to the Riskex team in a pivotal new role as Technical Operations Project Manager. With a strong background in SaaS project delivery management, Quintin will lead the Technical Operations Team, delivering both customer specific […]
Long Working Hours Killing 745,000 People Per Year, Study Finds
We all know how important maintaining a healthy work-life balance is. There has been much discussion on the subject in recent times with an increasing number of employees now reporting that they are working longer hours at home than they were in the office. Everyone knows how important it is to switch off from work […]
8 Reasons Why Employees Avoid Reporting Near-Misses
Why is the underreporting of hazards and near-misses so common in work environments? To prevent workplace accidents and minimise risks, every company has a duty of care to its employees to have health and safety policies and ensure everyone complies with the rules and regulations in place. Yet no matter how comprehensive health and safety […]
Experts warn vaccination alone won’t protect workers
Widespread workforce vaccination isn’t sufficient to allow for the removal of other Covid safety measures in workplaces. Widespread workforce vaccination is not yet a sufficient control to allow for the removal of other Covid safety measures in workplaces, a body representing worker health protection professionals has warned. The British Occupational Hygiene Society, a scientific charity […]
Riskex Strengthens its Contractor Governance Portfolio With a New Release of its Permit to Work Module
Riskex, a specialist Health and Safety software provider of 20 years standing and a leader in the UK have today announced the release of a new, enhanced Permit to Work module on its flagship SaaS-based platform, AssessNET, that will enable businesses to fully digitise, automate and better control their Permit to Work processes as part […]
US Regulators Warn Peloton Users to Stop Using Treadmill After Child Death
Owners of the Peloton Tread+ treadmill machine in the USA are being warned by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to stop using it immediately. This follows alarming reports of a child being killed after being dragged under the belt, and almost 40 other children and a pet injured in similar incidents. The CPSC published […]
International Workers’ Memorial Day – 28th April 2021
International Workers Memorial Day is an annual event, commemorated throughout the world and officially recognised by the UK Government. The focus is to remember those who have lost their lives at work, or from work-related injury and diseases, while reinforcing commitments to renew efforts to organise collectively to prevent more deaths, injuries and disease as […]
Anxiety and Mood Disorders More Common after Covid-19
Research shows that 30% of Covid-19 patients are diagnosed with neurological or psychiatric issues after 6 months Discussions surrounding “long-Covid” are widespread, but research is now emerging that will hopefully shed more light on specific issues, and therefore help to identify treatment and support strategies. A study carried out by the University of Oxford’s psychiatry […]
Workplace Risks as Employees Return to Work
Reports of inadequate distancing by 25% of employers and few people with symptoms are self-isolating Two reports have highlighted concerns that a quarter of employers are not adequately providing distancing in the workplace, and less than one in five people with Covid-19 symptoms are requesting a test. The TUC conducted a poll of 2,100 safety […]