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Aerospace co put workers at risk of developing HAVS for 22 years
Vibration
Aerospace co put workers at risk of developing HAVS for 22 years
MPs recommend extending FFI to local authority inspectors
Regulation/Enforcement
MPs recommend extending FFI to local authority inspectors
Indonesian businesses told to extend protection to stressed workers
Stress
Indonesian businesses told to extend protection to stressed workers

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Asbestos
Property management firm pays £15k asbestos fine

A property management company which failed to carry out asbestos surveys in two properties it was refurbishing must pay £15,000. One of the properties was a medical centre.
Drugs and alcohol
Leap in Australian workers testing positive for methamphetamines

The proportion of Australian workers testing positive for methamphetamine use increased from 1.5% in 2016 to 1.9% in 2017 according to new statistics from the country’s drug testing organisation SafeWork Laboratories.
Wellbeing
MPs recommend statutory maximum workplace temperature

A parliamentary committee has called on the UK government to consult on introducing a maximum workplace temperature, especially for work that involves significant physical effort, to tackle lower employee productivity during heatwaves. 
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Features

Lone worker special: Field studies
Lone workers
Training
Lone worker Special: Field studies
Lone worker special: The detection connection
Lone workers
Gas detection
Lone worker Special: The detection connection
Lone workers
Mental health and wellbeing
Lone worker Special: Lone but not alone

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Noise
Case study
Formula E Operations: Circuit testing

We talk to the race organiser’s senior OSH manager about managing the world’s first fully electric car championship. 
Mental health
Case study
Network Rail: Fast track to recovery

Britain’s railway network operator is sending its traumatic incident management standard down the line.  
Ergonomics
Manual handling
The train drain

We look at the scientific evidence underpinning the HSE’s advice that training alone is unlikely to reduce manual handling risk.
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