Over the last two years, 5.5 million working days have been lost due to non-fatal workplace injuries. Even though construction site safety has improved over…
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£30k fine for HAVS failures
A community housing association has been sentenced after it failed to effectively manage its employees’ exposure to Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) over a prolonged…
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Four steps to protecting your business from fire
Fire and rescue services (FRS) attended 566,572 incidents in the year ending September 2017 – a 3% year-on-year increase – according to the latest Home Office statistics. The…
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£100,000 fine after apprentice injured
A scaffolding company has been sentenced for safety breaches after a 16-year-old apprentice joiner fell approximately four metres from a scaffold platform. Sheffield Magistrates’ Court…
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Stress main cause of short-term absence, survey claims
Stress-inducing situations are one of the biggest reasons for why employees are unable to go to work, according to research. A survey of 500 HRs…
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