Health & Safety

By Lee Mills (pictured above), Service Director, Citation With the UK having experienced one of the hottest summers on record, and temperatures rising year-on-year, it’s vital that construction firms build this into their long-term plans…

Amid forecasts of a major boom in UK construction, Aggreko is advising construction managers to take steps to protect site productivity and worker welfare as extreme heat increasingly becomes the norm on building sites nationwide. The call…

The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act, also known as Martyn’s Law, has received Royal Assent and become law. The new law, named after Martyn Hett, who was one of 22 people killed in the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing, will strengthen…

Investing in a new generation of future leaders, Willmott Dixon is launching a a drive to recruit 30 management trainees across a range of disciplines. The company, which was recently the highest placed contractor in the FT Diversity…

The SHP Awards are an exciting annual opportunity to celebrate the achievements of the brightest and most passionate health & safety professionals – and an extremely powerful platform for recognising diversity of success. To give you…

Noise-induced hearing loss is one of the world’s most commonly reported physical diseases – particularly in the workplace. It’s an accumulated ailment that increases at every time of over-exposure to noise. The bad news is that hearing loss…

For the second second consecutive year, Salisbury Group has secured a Gold Award from RoSPA – the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. In a rigorous process, the facilities management and engineering maintenance specialist…

Office services and flexible workspace provider, Office Space in Town (OSiT), has achieved GBAC STAR Facility Accreditation from the Global Biorisk Advisory Council (GBAC), a Division of ISSA, at its five London, England, locations. The…

In response to the growing demand for flooring solutions that can be installed quickly with minimal disruption, Forbo Flooring Systems has launched a brand new adhesive free, Health and Safety Executive (HSE) compliant safety flooring…

Eric Myers, Senior Industry Technical Consultant at Ecolab and a Waterborne Pathogen Risk Reduction Strategist, on how the unique circumstances for buildings that wouldn’t typically experience months-long shutdown may have increased the…

A new retractable barrier system, named EasyExtend, has been launched into the market, offering unique features and benefits for use in industrial and outdoor spaces. Developed by the health and safety solutions provider Seton, the new and…

Workstation assessments have been neglected and the effect on staff health and wellbeing is becoming a problem says Guy Osmond, Managing Director of Osmond Ergonomics When the world was turned upside-down by COVID, many things fell by the…