How will you manage risks of staffing pressures, disruption and NHS strikes this winter?

With a new strike planned by NHS ambulance staff on Monday 6 February, Chris Green, Health, Safety and Environment Partner at legal firm Keoghs LLP, gives advice to employers on managing accidents, injuries and risks given current pressures on NHS and emergency services as well as planned strikes.

By Chris Green, Keoghs LLP on 03 February 2023

Why we all need coaxing out from behind the sofa in 2023

Only a month into the new year, issues we all wanted to see the back of in 2022 in many ways just seem to get worse. The war in Ukraine, high prices, labour shortages, strikes, ambulance waiting times and the deficit… the list goes on.

By Mike Robinson FCA, British Safety Council on 01 February 2023

Clean Air Bill would put UK at forefront of tackling air pollution

The Clean Air Bill is now in the House of Commons after a successful passage through the House of Lords where it picked up a substantial amount of cross-party support.

By Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb Green Party on 01 February 2023

Hydrogen as a low carbon fuel: accident analysis points the way to its safe use

Energy has surely never been more at the forefront of our minds than it is now.

By Laura White, Pinsent Masons LLP on 19 December 2022

A new legal duty for large employers to support mental health at work would help people to thrive

From a human perspective, it has always made sense for employers to create mentally healthy workplaces. It also makes sense from an economic perspective for employers to invest in the mental health of their workforce, perhaps now more than ever.

By Lucy Thorpe, Mental Health Foundation on 19 December 2022

HSE commits to improving mental health as it sets out its plans for the next decade

By Hannah Burton, Pinsent Masons on 01 August 2022

Managing psychosocial risks should have the same priority as managing physical risks 

Half of people who are off sick from work are suffering from stress, depression, or anxiety.

By Liz Goodwill, HSE on 06 December 2022

It’s time to reduce air pollution from construction

Any conversation about air pollution must be in the context of how it affects people’s health, and particularly how it disproportionately affects some of the most vulnerable people in our communities.

By Ben Pearce, Impact on Urban Health on 06 December 2022

Let’s not trash the great reputation the UK has for health and safety

The UK is known for its record on health and safety, but the Government seems hell-bent on ripping the rug out from under this.

By Mike Robinson, British Safety Council on 09 December 2022

Employers should be legally required to take all reasonable steps to stop sexual harassment

Current law fails to go far enough to protect women and girls in the workplace. An Opinium survey suggests that more than 10 million people in the UK have experienced some form of sexual harassment in the workplace.

By Wera Hobhouse MP on 06 December 2022