Amendments to waste recycling legislation

Stress Awareness Week

Animals in the workplace

An overview of the Act and actions to take

Controlling the risks of wood dust in the workplace

Fire Door Safety Week

Understanding mental health in the workplace

Rising cases of Silicosis worldwide

How to use a defibrillator

How to use a defibrillator

Risks of vehicle impact from a lack of suitable segregation and control measures in the workplace.

Working at height from steps and ladders.

A strong safety culture is the foundation to a safe, productive and sustainable workforce.

Data collected by insurer QBE suggests that the batteries powering electric vehicles like scooters, bikes and cars were involved in nearly three fires every day compare to two in 2022. 

Accidents due to unsuitable and unsafe equipment have been the cause of a number of HSE prosecutions.

April is also Stress Awareness month with the work-related stress and mental health policy team at HSE inviting business owners, employers and managers to make a difference during Stress Awareness Month in five steps.

The week of 1st-7th April is Global Asbestos Awareness Week (GAAW). GAAW runs on the same week every year with the aim of raising awareness of the dangers asbestos exposure in order to encourage employers to assess potential dangers within their own work activities and premises.

HSE statistics have now been released for 2022/23 period. The largest cause of working days lost for this period was due to work-related stress, depression or anxiety at 17.1 million days lost in the UK.

The HSE has updated its guidance on compliance with the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 to include the need to emphasise employers’ responsibilities to take account of employees’ mental health in their first aid needs assessment.

Survival chances following cardiac arrest decrease by 10% for every minute that goes by without CPR or a defibrillator being used.