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 Almost one-in-three SMEs have no risk assessment policy, says risk readiness report

Tuesday 6th June 2023
Almost a third of small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) do not have a risk assessment policy in place, according to a poll of 1,500 small business leaders carried out for insurers Hiscox.
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 EU-OSHA publishes three policy briefs on smart digital systems for OSH

Monday 5th June 2023
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) has released three new policy briefs to help employers better understand smart digital technologies and ensure that workers remain safe and fit.
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 More than 1.3 billion agri-food workers could benefit from new guidelines to promote decent work, says ILO

Friday 2nd June 2023
More than 1.3 billion workers in the agri-food sector could benefit from new policy guidelines to promote decent work after a group of experts representing governments, employers’ and workers’ organisations adopted them in Geneva, Switzerland last week.
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 Forced return to the office policies put recruitment and retention at risk, global report suggests

Thursday 1st June 2023
A global workplace insights report has found that 72% of firms surveyed have mandated a return to the workplace and warned this approach risks higher levels of attrition unless employers ensure the ‘workplace has a purpose tailored to their employees’.
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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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 2023: a year of unprecedented change for building safety

Thursday 25th May 2023
We look at some of the highlights of the BSR 2023 conference and explain how the issues under discussion will irrevocably change the safety of the UK’s built environment.
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 OSH laws safe

Thursday 18th May 2023
Heather Vyse from legal firm DAC Beachcroft looks at what the government’s ‘U-turn’ on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill means for health and safety legislation.
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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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 £1m fine for concrete firm after youngster sustains fatal head injuries from metal grab

Wednesday 10th May 2023
Creagh Concrete Products (CCP), a manufacturer based in Hoveringham, near Southwell, Nottinghamshire, has been fined £1m after a young employee sustained fatal head injuries from a metal grab that was in poor condition and shouldn’t have been in use.
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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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