Health and well-being – the Cinderella of workplace management?
A health and safety professional body has urged politicians to put greater emphasis on good occupational health and well-being, referring to the issue as “the
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BS OHSAS 18001 for Small to Medium Sized Enterprises? (SMEs)
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Changes to first aid regulations: draft guidance issued
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued two new sets of guidance ahead of proposed changes to the Health and Safety (First aid) Regulations
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Electronic Cigarettes
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Many employers appear to have a laissez faire attitude to allowing staff to use their personal laptops, tablet computers or smartphones for work business, which
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Health and Safety in the Waste and Recycling Industry
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Human and financial cost of false fire alarms
The Fire Industry Association (FIA) has urged businesses in the UK to consider the “human and financial cost” of false fire alarms, as it highlighted
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