Top Ten Tips for Improving Your Health at Work

Spending long hours sitting at desks and staring at screens can negatively affect both physical and mental health, impacting morale and productivity. By adopting healthy habits at work, individuals can improve their wellbeing, preventing burnout and boosting energy and focus for their tasks. 1. Stay hydrated Staying hydrated helps maintain alertness and energy at work. […]

Safety Spotlight: Alcohol and Drug Awareness & Healthy Living

As part of January’s Hazard of the Month, Substance Misuse, we’re highlighting two key areas: Alcohol and Drug Awareness & Healthy Living. Alcohol and Drug Awareness Employers have a legal responsibility to safeguard the health, safety, and well-being of their employees. Recognising the signs of drug and alcohol misuse is essential for managing workplace health and […]

Week Commencing 04/11/2024 – In The News

Bosses ignoring asbestos removal regulations Tradespeople’s lives are being put at risk by bosses instructing workers to ‘get rid of asbestos themselves’, a study finds. 24 November 2024 marks 25 years since all forms of asbestos were banned in the UK. In light of the anniversary and to raise awareness around its pressing dangers, new […]

Week Commencing 07/10/2024 – In The News

Wellbeing requires definition to help employers, report says Lack of definition around wellbeing hinders employers’ efforts to support workforce, new study finds. The lack of an agreed definition of wellbeing, and no shared way to quantify it or measure interventions to improve it, is holding employers back from supporting workers’ wellbeing, new research has revealed. […]

Week Commencing 16/09/2024 – In The News

Two-thirds of employees stressed by work Work is the third biggest cause of stress for UK employees, after lack of sleep and money worries, according to new research. Over two-thirds (70%) of the 1,238 employed adults surveyed by HR software provider Ciphr, identified at least one aspect of work that contributes to their stress levels. Work […]

Safety Spotlight: Time Management and Unconscious Bias

As part of July’s Hazard of the Month, Planning, we’re highlighting two key areas: Time Management and Unconscious Bias. Time Management Honing our time management skills and implementing organisational techniques can help us both in our personal and professional lives. By making good use of the time and resources available to you, achieving goals and striking […]

Week Commencing 01/07/2024 – In The News

Charitable trust fined following death of volunteer A charitable trust has been fined after a volunteer lost his life during restoration work on the Wilts and Berks Canal. Peter Konitzer was fatally crushed when a section of a wall collapsed onto him in an excavation at Pewsham locks on 24 August 2016. The 62-year-old had […]

Week Commencing 24/06/2024 – In The News

Fears expressed over fire safety of new lithium-ion battery storage site Concerns have been raised over fire safety arrangements at a proposed new battery storage site in Scotland, after it was revealed that the local fire service did not have the right equipment to deal with a fire there. Local residents and councillors in Cockenzie […]

The Difference Between Sustainability and ESG

For small and medium-sized enterprises, the concepts of ‘sustainability’ and ‘ESG’ (Environmental, Social, and Governance) and their respective initiatives are becoming increasingly more relevant to their business’s operations; however this does not mean that there is clarity about what they entail. On the surface, it may seem that the terms are interchangeable – however, while […]

Week Commencing 15/04/2024 – In The News

Horticulture company fined after lorry driver suffers life changing injuries A horticulture company has been fined £3,000 after a lorry driver suffered third degree burns on his body while making a delivery to a site in Essex. The man had been delivering a load of hardcore aggregate to Plants Galore Horticulture Limited’s Eagle Nursery in […]