Despite the 1999 ban on the importation and use of asbestos in the UK, the substance remains present in major quantities in a huge variety and number of buildings, meaning careful management is vital to reduce the potentially devastating exposure risks.
By Chris Ivey, UKATA on 04 September 2025
Employees have a more negative view of wellbeing provision in their organisations than their employers, a new report from the British Safety Council has revealed.
By Belinda Liversedge on 17 September 2025
To anyone outside the occupational safety and health (OSH) field, the job may appear deceptively simple. First, we identify hazards, then we create solutions, and finally, we watch risks disappear into history.
By Mike Robinson FCA on 01 September 2025
Employees have a more negative view of wellbeing provision in their organisations than their employers, a new report from the British Safety Council has revealed.
By Belinda Liversedge on 17 September 2025
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With concerns rising that workers who manufacture and install artificial stone kitchen worktops are at high risk of early-onset fatal lung disease, it is vital employers take steps to prevent and control exposure to respirable crystalline silica found in engineered stone materials.
By Tim Turney, Casella on 12 September 2025
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An old, corroded pipe which fell on a 5-year-old was a foreseeable risk a construction company should have prevented, a court has ruled.
By Belinda Liversedge on 17 September 2025
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The National Education Union (NEU) was formed in 2017 from an amalgamation of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL). In total we have around half a million members, who work as teachers, support staff and leaders.
By Sarah Lyons, National Education Union (NEU) on 03 September 2025
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