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Articles by Nick Warburton

Nick is former acting editor of IOSH magazine. He is also a former editor of SHP and has worked on Local Authority Waste and Recycling and Environmental Health Practitioner. 

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 Tribunal rules employer unfairly dismissed manager who requested home working to shield vulnerable son

Tuesday 30th May 2023
A contract manager who was made redundant after requesting permission to work at home for ‘six weeks until he could be vaccinated’ and protect his vulnerable son from coronavirus was unfairly dismissed, a tribunal has ruled.
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 Lathe access failures cost manufacturer £200k after trainee’s arm fractures

Thursday 25th May 2023
A Northumberland-based manufacturer must pay a fine of £200,000 after its failure to enclose a lathe in a fixed perimeter guard and prevent access to the work area led to a trainee’s left arm being pulled into the lathe.
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 New Acas advice on making reasonable work adjustments for mental health requests

Thursday 25th May 2023
The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) has published new advice for employers on making reasonable work adjustments for mental health, which includes guidance for line managers on how best to support employees who make requests.
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 WHO cautions use of AI-generated LLMs to protect human safety and wellbeing

Wednesday 17th May 2023
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for caution in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) generated large language model tools (LLMs), adding that the risks associated with them should be carefully assessed. 
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 Committee report highlights health and safety compliance concerns at Palace of Westminster

Wednesday 17th May 2023
Compliance with health and safety protocols, in particular reporting asbestos incidents, remains unsatisfactory, warns a House of Commons committee report published today.
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 Safe Work Australia launches compensation stigma awareness campaign

Tuesday 16th May 2023
Safe Work Australia has launched a new awareness campaign about stigma associated with workers’ compensation and a package of resources to help reduce it.
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 Resource pressures put HSE effectiveness at risk, warns Prospect report

Monday 8th May 2023
Significant budget cuts and pay constraints have contributed to a capacity and experience crisis in the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), putting its effectiveness as Great Britain’s principal safety regulator at risk, warns the trade union Prospect in a new report.
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 Hospital maintenance worker unfairly dismissed over Covid test refusals

Friday 5th May 2023
A judge has ruled that a general repairman at a London hospital was unfairly and wrongfully dismissed for refusing to take Covid tests twice a week.
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 The value of safety

Wednesday 3rd May 2023
There’s more value in safety interventions than avoiding accidents, and measuring it is becoming ever more important – but it’s hard. We explore why.
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 Bill proposal to make MHFA training a legal requirement needs amending, urge employment bodies

Tuesday 25th April 2023
A number of employment bodies have come out supporting an amendment to the First-Aid (Mental Health) Bill and its proposal to make mental health first aid (MHFA) training a legal requirement as part of first aid training.
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