Public Services

An employment tribunal has ruled that a House of Commons employee with a longstanding musculoskeletal (MSK) condition was victimised and subjected to discrimination after her employer brought ‘heavy-handed and punitive’ disciplinary proceedings against her.

Unions and HSE leaders clashed over the enforcement of COVID guidance at work last week – IOSH magazine was there to report on it.

Fifty-seven Transport for London staff have died from the virus – IOSH magazine looks at the measures TfL has put in place.

The World Health Organization has issued a safety charter calling for 5 actions improve healthcare worker safety.

The critical role played by health workers in protecting patients, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic – and action to better support this essential workforce – is brought to the fore on World Patient Safety Day.

The force’s Health and Safety Adviser Andrew Stephenson gave a presentation to a meeting of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health’s (IOSH) Manchester Branch Public Services Section.He spoke about how they measure noise levels and the controls they put in place as a result of it. With instructors dealing with firearms on a regular basis, the force operates a hierarchy of noise controls, Andrew said. This starts with controlling the noise at source and looking to reduce the exposure time to the noise.