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    Data project opens up new ways to prevent accidents

    HSE is exploring how AI and data can help employers understand more about how accidents happen and how to prevent them through thousands of stories and reports it stores.

    By Belinda Liversedge on 22 March 2023

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    Morrisons fined £3.5m after worker falls to death on stairs

    Morrisons supermarket missed opportunities to ensure the safety of an employee who died at work after suffering an epileptic fit, a court heard.

    By Belinda Liversedge on 21 March 2023

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    Common safety pitfalls in manufacturing – what can we learn from recent prosecutions?

    Statistics from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show that the manufacturing sector directly employs approximately 2.5 million people and accounts for 16 per cent of reported injuries to employees in the UK.

    By Hannah Frost, Pinsent Masons on 16 March 2023

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    Spring Budget: funding to tackle leading health causes keeping people out of work

    The Spring Budget has set out more funding for mental health, musculoskeletal conditions and cardiovascular disease to support more people to stay in work.

    By Belinda Liversedge on 16 March 2023

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    A third of NHS workers feel burnt out, staff survey shows

    Only a quarter of the NHS workforce say there are enough staff to do their jobs properly and a third feel burnt out, according to the latest staff survey.

    By Belinda Liversedge on 10 March 2023

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    Why the UK’s noise regulations fall short in protecting workers’ hearing

    Although UK employers have long had a duty to prevent their employees suffering noise-induced hearing loss, a huge swath of workers continue to be exposed to loud noise at work, due to a combination of cultural, technological and regulatory failures.

    By Dr David Greenberg, EAVE on 15 March 2023

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    Protecting workers’ hearing: it’s time to change our approach

    The risk of workers suffering hearing damage from harmful levels of noise at work could be slashed by as much as 90 per cent by adopting the latest noise control best practice techniques.

    By Peter Wilson, Industrial Noise and Vibration Centre (INVC) on 15 March 2023

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    In praise of nothing

    I’ve a colleague working in social care. Part of their week is spent at a community centre. It’s a challenging role. There’s no time for idleness. Nor would anyone advocate it, I imagine. But what about fallow? Rest. Respite. A simple lull in the day?

    By Dr Samantha Peters, Being Well Together on 08 March 2023

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    'If you empower women into top roles in health and safety, you transform the future of work'

    Funmi Adegbola is founder of the Society of Women in Safety Health and Environment-Africa (SOWSHE-A) which gives support to female professionals in safety, health and environment (SHE) through mentorship and training. Safety Management catches up with Funmi for International Women’s Day which is all about how we #EmbraceEquity.

    By Safety Management on 07 March 2023

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    Time to quit – top tips for an effective stop smoking programme at work

    National No Smoking Day on 8 March is a great opportunity to help staff to quit smoking or vaping, but it’s essential to adopt the right tone and approach.

    By John Dicey, Allen Carr’s Easyway on 07 March 2023

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