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Parents urge minister to extend mask use in schools

By Belinda Liversedge on 06 May 2021

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Backs for the future

By Karen Walker-Bone, University of Southampton on 04 May 2021

A safe return

By Shaun Doak, REACT Specialist Cleaning on 02 May 2021

Parents urge minister to extend mask use in schools

By Belinda Liversedge on 06 May 2021

A coalition of concerned parents, students and unions have written to education secretary, Gavin Williamson urging him to extend mask use in schools.

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HSE launches lungs-focused programme of inspections for May

By Belinda Liversedge on 05 May 2021

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MPs vote for fire safety costs to be passed onto leaseholders

By Belinda Liversedge on 29 April 2021

Coroner calls on government to adopt WHO limits on air pollution

By Belinda Liversedge on 23 April 2021

Pandemic narrows gap in pay and opportunities for home workers

By Belinda Liversedge on 22 April 2021

Mid-sized businesses shift towards more remote working

By Belinda Liversedge on 21 April 2021

Star turn for Sodexo Justice Services

By Belinda Liversedge on 04 May 2021

“Everyone likes to have a good story to tell,” says Stenia Walker, deputy group head safety & risk at Sodexo Justice Services. “And the achievement of a Five Star Audit is exactly the best one. It demonstrates we operate at a high level – it is a well-recognised achievement within the wider safety community.”

Money matters

By Matt Stafford-Clack, Mercer Marsh Benefits Workplace Education on 03 May 2021

A safe return

By Shaun Doak, REACT Specialist Cleaning on 02 May 2021

Backs for the future

By Karen Walker-Bone, University of Southampton on 04 May 2021

Prosecutions

Metro operator fined £1.5m after worker electrocuted by live wire

By Belinda Liversedge on 07 May 2021

A worker who died at a Metro train depot in South Gosforth had been previously seriously injured while working for the same firm, a court heard.

Fatal gas explosion could have ‘easily been avoided’

By Belinda Liversedge on 30 April 2021

Britannia Hotels fined 80K after woman falls through rusted railings

By Belinda Liversedge on 16 April 2021

Waste co in dock over refuse vehicle crush

By Belinda Liversedge on 14 April 2021

Opinion

Mental health first aid training should be a legal requirement

By Dean Russell MP, Conservative Member of Parliament for Watford on 29 April 2021

As we look back at the 20th century, it is clear that our understanding of physical health grew exponentially, from the now common use of X-rays to the lifesaving vaccines which have defined the past year in our battle against Covid.