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Newsletters

Here is a list of our latest newsletters.

For previous newsletters please visit our archive page.

Health and safety spot checks and inspections during COVID-19 pandemic

Why work-related stress is getting critical

Work-related stress is on the increase and it’s only going to get worse as the economic crisis deepens, and employees go in and out of working from home or working in the office/factory etc.

Employers’ responsibilities to suicidal employees

I have received a number of enquiries from employers asking such questions as: ‘What should I do when an employee tells me they are feeling suicidal?’

Legislation Update – April 2021

 

How is your occupation fairing with COVID-19?

How is your occupation fairing with COVID-19? The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has just released figures looking at the mortality rate from COVID-19 across various occupations.

A guide to home working

On 4 January, Prime Minister Boris Johnson again urged people to work from home wherever possible, as large parts of the UK entered a new lockdown.

Welcome to 2021

In our forthcoming newsletters we shall endeavour to keep you up-to-date with legislative changes, updates and titbits from the world of health and safety.

Health & Safety for the “New Normal”

Health & Safety for the “New Normal”. For a few months now many workers, especially office-based staff, have been working from home.

Building Safety Bill Published

The Government is committed to bringing about the biggest change in building safety for a generation. Yesterday [Monday 20 July 2020] they published the Draft Building Safety Bill that aims to improve building and fire safety.

HSE urges businesses to make sure they are COVID-secure

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has called for businesses to follow the government’s 5 steps to being COVID-secure as the lockdown eases and more sectors begin to open their doors.