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 World Risk Poll indicates extent of workplace violence and harassment

Monday 6th February 2023
A global poll has given a sense of the magnitude of workplace violence and harassment, with a fifth of respondents (21%) admitting they have experienced at least one form of it during their working lives.
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 Joint police report outlines actions to prevent repeat of force’s Hillsborough failures

Monday 6th February 2023
The National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) and the College of Policing have published a joint report recommending action to ensure the police failures made after the Hillsborough disaster can never happen again.
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 Exclusive: OSH service providers face a new era of proactive HSE prosecutions

Thursday 2nd February 2023
We look at a proactive HSE prosecution case that combined the instincts of a tenacious HSE inspector with the technical knowledge of one of her colleagues to hold a LEV examination and testing company to account.
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 Government rejects Menopause and the workplace report’s main recommendations

Tuesday 31st January 2023
The UK government has rejected the Women and Equalities Committee’s recommendations to pilot a workplace menopause leave policy in England and to consult on making menopause a protected characteristic.
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 Terminal cancer cases in Grenfell firefighters

Friday 20th January 2023
National media reports have revealed that up to a dozen Grenfell firefighters have been diagnosed with terminal cancer
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 Top tips for better health and safety training

Thursday 19th January 2023
Nick Wilson, director of health and safety services at WorkNest, has more than 20 years of training experience, working with individuals from the top to bottom of organisations. Here he explains the steps you can take to improve the effectiveness of training and increased employee engagement when delivering courses.
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 International SOS report highlights effective crisis management to respond to 2023 risks

Monday 16th January 2023
Organisations should provide their crisis management teams with the correct level of training, investment and support so they can respond effectively to the major global risks facing the world in 2023.
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 Newcastle City Council fined £280k for failing to remove rotten willow tree that crushed six-year-old school girl

Monday 16th January 2023
Newcastle City Council has accepted responsibility for failing to properly manage the risk of a decayed willow tree that collapsed in strong winds and struck several children while they were playing at Gosforth Park First School in Newcastle upon Tyne during the lunchbreak.
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 Ineffective control measures on industrial food mixer led to amputation and £858k fine

Thursday 12th January 2023
A Kent-based food production company has been fined £858,000 after a 26-year-old employee had to have his right arm surgically removed following an incident.
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 Back in the game

Thursday 12th January 2023
The 2009 financial crash brought a wave of redundancies across UK industries and another period of economic uncertainty has emerged since the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Fiona Charlton talks about her own experience; how best to respond to being made redundant; and how key stakeholders can better support IOSH members
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