Category: In The News

BOHS launches workplace health guide The British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS), a leading scientific charity and the Chartered Society for Worker Health Protection, has released a handy outline of how companies and organisations can link their worker health protection standards directly to sustainable development goals. The 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals have become the […]

Worker falls through petrol station canopy A Tyne and Wear engineering company has been fined £20,000 after a worker fractured his pelvis and suffered internal injuries after falling through a petrol station forecourt canopy. The employee of G Nicholson (Engineers) Limited was replacing guttering at the top of the canopy on the company’s petrol station […]

As part of November’s Hazard of the Month, Poor Planning, we’re highlighting three key areas: Time Management, General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) & Risk Assessment. Time Management Time management is an essential skill to have to ensure that you have a proper work-life balance. Poor time management can lead to stress and feeling overwhelmed at […]

Half-term call to keep children safe near farms Families who live on farms are being urged to keep their children safe this half-term. Schools across England and Wales break up this week for the October holidays meaning farming children who would usually be in the classroom will now be at home during the day. This […]

Protecting lone workers through the winter months The long, dry summer has drawn to a close and the clocks will soon be going back. With fewer daylight hours and colder, wetter weather conditions, organisations up and down the country are considering the changing risks their workers will face through the winter months and how they […]

‘Mental health support must be fit for purpose, and take into account different global cultures,’ says Towergate Health & Protection This World Mental Health Day, Towergate Health & Protection is encouraging employers to use the opportunity to ensure any mental health support they offer is fit for purpose, and to take into account global cultural […]

Company fined after employee becomes drawn into machine A manufacturer of paper and paperboard has been fined after an employee was injured when they were drawn into a large paper re-winding machine. An employee of Amberset Limited based in Ashford, Kent, sustained injuries of three broken bones in their shoulder, bruising of the elbow and […]

Major working from home study reveals employee and employer divide A global study from Microsoft shows employers and employees disagree when it comes to productivity levels while working from home. The survey interviewed 20,000 staff across 11 countries. It revealed that 87% of workers felt working from home was just as efficient than being in […]

Jacobs’ plan for the World’s Biggest Mental Health Check-in On 10 October 2022, to coincide with World Mental Health Day, Jacobs is inviting all organisations and industries to come together and join them in touching one million lives. The aim is to create the ‘World’s Biggest Mental Health Check-in’. SHP hears more from Jacobs about […]

Workplace wellbeing charity says communication key in suicide prevention “No one should be afraid to ask or tell someone that they are struggling,” says Mates in Mind Patron. The charity, Mates in Mind, which aims to promote improved mental health in the workplace, says organisations must encourage conversations around mental health to help prevent suicide.  The message […]