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Web workers mask

Top 10 tips for unlocking the 'new normal'

12th May 2020
Whether returning to work feels like the 'baby steps' suggested by UK prime minister Boris Johnson or a huge and daunting task, easing of the lockdown has now begun.
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Q&A: how to stay healthy during the lockdown

24th April 2020
We asked Patrick Roberts, First Contact Physiotherapist at Babylon, to provide useful tips on how to take care of our bodies and our employees while working from home.
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Home office

Coronavirus: how to support homeworkers

19th March 2020
Fresh guidance from the HSE on protecting remote workers during the pandemic
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MSDs causing more than a quarter of DALYs lost in NZ

21st August 2019
Musculoskeletal harm now accounts for 27 per cent of all work-related disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) lost in New Zealand, according to a report from the country’s health and safety regulator, WorkSafe. A DALY is defined by the World Health Organization as one lost “healthy” life year.
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EU-OSHA resource to help get workers talking about MSDs

21st August 2019
A new resource for employers to help promote workplace dialogue about musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) has been published by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA). 
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Safe by design

23rd July 2019
Costain-Skanska JV’s work on the High Speed 2 rail link’s central London site has changed perceptions on sensitively delivering urban archaeology projects while pleasing two disparate professions.
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Steph McGovern, Eddie the Eagle and Jonny Wilkinson to speak at SHE 2019

12th June 2019
 Safety & Health Expo is delighted to present its line-up of inspirational speakers set to entertain and inform at ExCeL London next week, on 18-20 June.
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Safety & Health Expo – the main event for 2019

12th June 2019
Safety & Health Expo 2019, the UK’s biggest event for health and safety professionals, opens its doors next week at ExCeL London, from 18-20 June for three days of product launches, business, learning and networking.
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HSE-sponsored research seeks to build remote visual inspection and wearables capability

6th February 2019
Sponsors are being sought to co-fund two shared research projects, which will help the UK’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) improve the use of remote inspection technologies and increase take-up of wearables in the workplace.
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MP calls for low letterbox ban to cut posties’ back strain

22nd January 2019
Vicky Ford, the MP for Chelmsford, has proposed a new bill that would amend the UK Building Regulations to prohibit developers from constructing "swathes" of properties with letterboxes at the bottom of their front doors. Speaking in the House of Commons, Ford said: "Back injury is the primary cause of sickness in Royal Mail. Royal Mail has introduced better trolleys and training schemes to improve how staff lift, but despite this, last year it recorded over 16,800 back-related absence spells.
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