According to the HSE (Health and Safety Executive), in the working year 2010/11, 1.2 million people were suffering from a work related illness. 26.4 million working days were lost due to work related illness and workplace injury.
It is the legal responsibility of every employer to make sure that…
A campaign launched recently showed that 140,000 people every year die in situations that could have been prevented had there been a trained first aider there. Indeed, that’s the same amount of deaths as caused by cancer.
The hard-hitting TV adverts were first run during prime time TV, showin…
Summary: A look at the differing healthcare systems in the U.S. and U.K.
With healthcare constantly in the news these days, you may be wondering how the American system compares to that of other developed nations. The United Kingdom is a good starting point for comparison on account of the cultur…
The three best photographs have been selected by the international jury. Krzysztof Maksymowicz of Poland was awarded the first prize for his photograph 'dress maker'. The competition called for entries on the theme of 'safety and health in the workplace', with a special focus on risk prevention. To …
Second-hand smoke is the smoke that fills restaurants, offices or other enclosed spaces when people burn tobacco products such as cigarettes, bidis and water pipes. There is no safe level of exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke.
Every person should be able to breathe smoke-free air. Smoke-free laws…
I’ve just left the BBC Television Centre where I watched the filming of the pilot episode of Matt Morgan’s “The Fun Police” – a Channel 4 sitcom based in the Health and Safety Department of Brightsea Borough Council. The show stars Flight of The Concords’ Rhys Darby along with Jack Doolan (Cemetery …
By Phil La Duke
Conventional wisdom holds that people won’t report near misses because they fear repercussions associated with admitting that they screwed up, but in most cases, conventional wisdom is wrong.
Near misses — incidents where no one was seriously injured but COULD have been — provide u…
This article by Hannah Blythyn gives a concise response to the various statements the Conservative party have made about health and safety in the UK, specifically the myths that the 'compensation culture' is spiralling out of control and that businesses are having to wade through red tape (at great …
