HSE zeroes in on home worker safety amid calls for ‘more guidance’
HSE is reminding employers that protecting the health and safety of their hybrid and home workers is a “legal duty, not optional guidance.”
By Belinda Liversedge on 10 March 2026
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Employers urged to publish menopause ‘action plans’ from April
The government has launched a new initiative encouraging large employers to publish menopause action plans to help women thrive in the workplace.
By Belinda Liversedge on 06 March 2026
Mates in Mind warns HSE “stepping up” focus on stress following university breach
Mental health charity, Mates in Mind is urging businesses to review their stress management practices following regulatory action from HSE and in the build up to Stress Awareness month in April.
By Belinda Liversedge on 05 March 2026
Too hot to work? TUC calls for legal maximum UK working temperature
As UK temperatures in June soared to their highest level this year and yellow heat health alerts were issued across much of the country, the TUC has warned of the dangers of hot workplaces and called for the introduction of a legal maximum temperature at work.
By Kerry Reals on 25 June 2024
Charity urges next UK Government to prioritise arthritis and help sufferers stay in work
Versus Arthritis has published a manifesto calling on the next UK Government to make arthritis a priority and improve work-related support for the millions of people who suffer from the condition.
By Kerry Reals on 21 June 2024
Livestock auctioneer fined after cow escapes and tramples man to death
A company has been fined £75,000 after a cow broke free from Whitland Livestock Market in Wales and killed a 75-year-old man who was crossing a nearby street.
By Kerry Reals on 21 June 2024
UK election manifestos ‘largely silent’ on importance of wellbeing to economic growth: British Safety Council chairman
The UK’s main political parties missed a golden opportunity to put people’s health, safety and wellbeing at the heart of economic growth when they published their pre-election manifestos this week, British Safety Council’s chairman has said.
By Kerry Reals on 14 June 2024
Building firm fined £2.3 million over failings that led to worker drowning in river
A construction firm has been fined more than £2 million after a worker drowned in a river when the boat that he was using to help remove debris from the bottom of a weir capsized.
By Kerry Reals on 13 June 2024
Health and safety ranked as biggest risk and priority by global business leaders
Health and safety has topped the list of risks to business after years of being ranked fourth or fifth, according to a new survey of global company directors published by law firm Clyde & Co.
By Kerry Reals on 12 June 2024
Openreach fined £1.3 million after engineer swept to his death in flooded river
Telecoms company Openreach has been fined £1.34 million in relation to the death of one of its workers, who was swept away by a flooded river while attempting to repair a telephone line in Wales.
By Kerry Reals on 06 June 2024
Workplace pressures driving rise in suicidal thoughts among nurses: RCN
A “significant rise” in the number of nurses in the UK experiencing suicidal thoughts is being driven by workplace pressures, according to new research from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN).
By Kerry Reals on 06 June 2024
British Safety Council joins Global Cooksafe Coalition in UK and Europe
British Safety Council attended the UK launch of the Global Cooksafe Coalition (GCC) on 3 June at Silo – the world's first zero waste restaurant – in Hackney Wick, London.
By Stephen Cooke on 03 June 2024
Fires caused by lithium-ion batteries up 46% last year
The number of fires linked to lithium-ion batteries in the UK increased by 46 per cent in 2023, compared with the previous year, new research from business insurer QBE has shown.
By Kerry Reals on 03 June 2024
