Articles by emma willison
Britain’s railway workers | railway history | safety on the railways | Dr Mike Esbester
Over the last 66 years, the British Safety Council has advocated for workplace and other safety, trying to reduce harm and improve wellbeing. While the nature of hazards and needs have changed over the years, in 2023 the BSC’s role and mission is just as important as ever. There remains a lot to be done. It’s also worth remembering an era before the BSC, when things were a lot worse.
Slip-resistant footwear | slips and trips at work | HAIX
Slips, trips and falls are, on average, responsible for around a third of all non-fatal major injuries to employees reported by employers in Britain; and two fatalities each year. Ninety-five per cent of major slips result in broken bones, requiring a minimum of six to eight weeks to heal. While the cost to human health is incalculable, the cost to employers from lost production and other expenses has been estimated at £512 million every year.
Slips, trips and falls
Slips, trips and falls continue to be the most common cause of non-fatal workplace injury, resulting in lost working days for businesses and avoidable injuries for employees. According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), slips, trips and falls accounted for 30 per cent of all non-fatal injuries reported by employers in the last year, 2021/22. That translates into an estimated 106,000 reported cases, based on reports by workers themselves.
Slips, trips and falls
Slips, trips and falls continue to be the most common cause of non-fatal workplace injury, resulting in lost working days for businesses and avoidable injuries for employees. According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), slips, trips and falls accounted for 30 per cent of all non-fatal injuries reported by employers in the last year, 2021/22. That translates into an estimated 106,000 reported cases, based on reports by workers themselves.
workplace safety posters | shock tactics | safety communication
Posters might seem like vanished art, a quaint relic from an age before smartphones, email, apps and AI. Yet, this year, new regulations kicked in making it a legal requirement for more signage post Grenfell. From 23 January, all high-rise residential buildings in England had to install wayfinding signage in their buildings.
sunscreen at work | sun health risks | occupational skin cancer
Skin cancer is one of the occupational diseases with the highest number of suspected cases. Those most affected are employees who work partly or completely outdoors. Despite this, a YouGov survey commissioned in April 2023 by at-work skin care, cleaning and hygiene solutions provider SC Johnson Professional found that 30 per cent of outdoor workers in the UK never apply UV (ultraviolet) protection cream while at work.
workplace safety posters | shock tactics | safety communication
Posters might seem like vanished art, a quaint relic from an age before smartphones, email, apps and AI. Yet, this year, new regulations kicked in making it a legal requirement for more signage post Grenfell. From 23 January, all high-rise residential buildings in England had to install wayfinding signage in their buildings.
Low Emission Zone | construction air pollution | machinery air pollution
The health impacts arising from poor air quality are now very widely known. No longer considered issues confined only to respiratory function, there are now clear causal links made to cardiovascular disease, reproductive health and dementia, and the list is growing. In fact, since the smallest of particles, those graded at PM2.5 and below, are able to cross into the bloodstream intact, they may circulate through every tissue and organ.
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