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 […]
Unlimited Fines Possible for Fire Safety Breaches
Business owners may risk unlimited fines for breaches of fire safety regulations, under new measures introduced to improve fire safety, as part of the Building Safety Bill. The government’s aim is to improve the quality of fire risk assessments, ensure the competence of the people completing them and to maintain improved historical records about the […]
British Safety Council Calls on HSE to Upgrade Covid-19 Class
The British Safety Council have called on the HSE to review the classification of Covid-19 infection risk from “significant” to “serious”. Their view is that the current classification limits the severity of the HSE’s sanctions, leading to a lack of action, which is a topic making headlines recently. It is also acknowledged that there has […]
Littering of Masks Causes Environmental and H&S Hazards
Masks dropped carelessly are a health and safety hazard for safe collection and disposal, pose risks to wildlife and increase plastic use. The figures are truly staggering, and the issue is only going to get worse if individuals fail to take action. It’s been calculated that in 2021 in the UK alone, at current rates […]