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From fields to factories: A warning on climate changes toll on global labour health

From fields to factories: A warning on climate changes toll on global labour health

Symposium: Cultural Diversity at Work – Safe and Healthy Integration of Skilled Workers

Symposium: Cultural Diversity at Work – Safe and Healthy Integration of Skilled Workers

UK: HSE launches campaign and inspections to prevent injuries

UK: HSE launches campaign and inspections to prevent injuries

Asbestos exposure leads to £90,000 fine for construction company

Asbestos exposure leads to £90,000 fine for construction company

US: Large discount retail chains to improve store safety after OSHA settlement agreement

US: Large discount retail chains to improve store safety after OSHA settlement agreement

UK: Firefighters union opposes new breathing apparatus policy

UK: Firefighters union opposes new breathing apparatus policy

US: OSHA promotes whistleblower protections and resolves retaliation case in Illinois

US: OSHA promotes whistleblower protections and resolves retaliation case in Illinois

OSHA Releases 2022 Injury and Illness Data

OSHA Releases 2022 Injury and Illness Data

International Media Festival for Prevention 2023

International Media Festival for Prevention 2023

The results are in - four day working week successful

The results are in - four day working week successful

Europe - New occupational exposure limits for lead and diisocyanates

Europe - New occupational exposure limits for lead and diisocyanates

New positive duty on employers to prevent workplace sexual harassment, sex discrimination and victimisation

New positive duty on employers to prevent workplace sexual harassment, sex discrimination and victimisation

Why construction companies should make health and safety a top priority By John Crockett

Why construction companies should make health and safety a top priority By John Crockett

NSC Statement on Bureau of Labor Statistics Report for 2021

NSC Statement on Bureau of Labor Statistics Report for 2021

UK - Cold Weather Working: Helping Staff Stay Safe and Warm

UK - Cold Weather Working: Helping Staff Stay Safe and Warm

USA - Winners Announced in the 2022 NIOSH Mine Safety and Health Technology Innovations Awards

USA - Winners Announced in the 2022 NIOSH Mine Safety and Health Technology Innovations Awards

UK - HSE publishes annual work-related ill-health and injury statistics for 2021/22

UK - HSE publishes annual work-related ill-health and injury statistics for 2021/22

USA - BLS: Nonfatal Workplace Injuries Increased in 2021, But Illnesses Dropped Significantly

USA - BLS: Nonfatal Workplace Injuries Increased in 2021, But Illnesses Dropped Significantly

UK - New Podcast for the Construction Industry

UK - New Podcast for the Construction Industry

USA - OSHA Announces Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health Will Meet Nov. 17

USA - OSHA Announces Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health Will Meet Nov. 17

USA - House Passes Bill Calling for a NIOSH Research Program on Mental Health in the Workplace

USA - House Passes Bill Calling for a NIOSH Research Program on Mental Health in the Workplace

EUR - Psychosocial Health and MSDs are Interlinked, Research Shows How!

EUR - Psychosocial Health and MSDs are Interlinked, Research Shows How!

UK - Time to register for HSE’s Health and Work Conference 2022

UK - Time to register for HSE’s Health and Work Conference 2022

USA - EPA Issues Final Revised Risk Evaluation For Pigment Violet 29

USA - EPA Issues Final Revised Risk Evaluation For Pigment Violet 29

UK - Is Your Organisation Prioritising Work-related Stress? NEBOSH and HSE Collaborate on New Qualification

UK - Is Your Organisation Prioritising Work-related Stress? NEBOSH and HSE Collaborate on New Qualification

USA - Department of Labor Awards $985K to Fund Mine Safety Awareness, Education, Training in key mining Industry States

USA - Department of Labor Awards $985K to Fund Mine Safety Awareness, Education, Training in key mining Industry States

EUR - New Global WHO Guidelines on Mental Health at Work

EUR - New Global WHO Guidelines on Mental Health at Work

USA - OSHA Reveals Top 10 Safety Violations at NSC Safety Congress & Expo

USA - OSHA Reveals Top 10 Safety Violations at NSC Safety Congress & Expo

UK - IOSH Writes to New UK Prime Minister With Key Calls for Action

UK - IOSH Writes to New UK Prime Minister With Key Calls for Action

UK - New Fire Safety Regulations in England to Implement ‘most’ Grenfell Tower Inquiry Recommendations

UK - New Fire Safety Regulations in England to Implement ‘most’ Grenfell Tower Inquiry Recommendations

USA - NIOSH Announces 11 Centres for Agricultural Safety and Health

USA - NIOSH Announces 11 Centres for Agricultural Safety and Health

USA - Workers' Voice Summit 2022

USA - Workers' Voice Summit 2022

Poor HSE? - Singapore Considers Safety Time Out and Ban on Hiring New Foreign Employees

Poor HSE? - Singapore Considers Safety Time Out and Ban on Hiring New Foreign Employees

OSHA, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Form Alliance to Promote Workplace Mental Health, Suicide Prevention

OSHA, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Form Alliance to Promote Workplace Mental Health, Suicide Prevention

US Department of Labor Launches App to Provide Miners Access to Health, Safety, Miners’ Rights Information

US Department of Labor Launches App to Provide Miners Access to Health, Safety, Miners’ Rights Information

USA - OSHA’s Doug Parker Discusses Going Beyond Compliance on First Day of VPPPA Conference

USA - OSHA’s Doug Parker Discusses Going Beyond Compliance on First Day of VPPPA Conference

AIHS Appoints New CEO Julia Whitford

AIHS Appoints New CEO Julia Whitford

SA - Agriculture Safety Tool to Help Farmers

SA - Agriculture Safety Tool to Help Farmers

UK - Strategic, Planned Approach Critical to Support Employees with Long Covid, Says SoM

UK - Strategic, Planned Approach Critical to Support Employees with Long Covid, Says SoM

UK - What IOSH’s Accreditation Changes Mean for You

UK - What IOSH’s Accreditation Changes Mean for You

USA - DOT Proposes Use of Electronic Forms for Drug and Alcohol Testing

USA - DOT Proposes Use of Electronic Forms for Drug and Alcohol Testing

Elon Needs a Safety Manager

Elon Needs a Safety Manager

‘No Jab, No Job’ Policy Risks Discrimination Claims, Warns ACAS

‘No Jab, No Job’ Policy Risks Discrimination Claims, Warns ACAS

Occupational Health Watch: February 2022

Occupational Health Watch: February 2022

US Department of Labor Announces Availability of $10.5M in State Grant Funding to Support Mine Safety, Health Training, Education

US Department of Labor Announces Availability of $10.5M in State Grant Funding to Support Mine Safety, Health Training, Education

CDC Researchers Identify New Occupational Disease Among Metalworkers

CDC Researchers Identify New Occupational Disease Among Metalworkers

Fatality Map Dashboard

Fatality Map Dashboard

HSE Issues Safety Alert Over Mast Climbing Work Platforms

HSE Issues Safety Alert Over Mast Climbing Work Platforms

OSHA Turns Up the Heat on Enforcement With New Heat Hazard Emphasis Program

OSHA Turns Up the Heat on Enforcement With New Heat Hazard Emphasis Program

CSB Releases New Safety Video Incompatible Chemicals: Explosion at AB Specialty Silicones

CSB Releases New Safety Video Incompatible Chemicals: Explosion at AB Specialty Silicones

Council bans daffodils over concerns children will eat them

Council bans daffodils over concerns children will eat them

EPA Proposes to Ban Ongoing Uses of Asbestos, Taking Historic Step to Protect People from Cancer Risk

EPA Proposes to Ban Ongoing Uses of Asbestos, Taking Historic Step to Protect People from Cancer Risk

OSHA initiates enforcement program to identify employers failing to submit injury, illness data

OSHA initiates enforcement program to identify employers failing to submit injury, illness data

Personal protective equipment (PPE) at work regulations from 6 April 2022

Personal protective equipment (PPE) at work regulations from 6 April 2022

Department of Labour summarises workers rights

Department of Labour summarises workers rights

The key drivers of bullying and incivility at work

The key drivers of bullying and incivility at work

US Department of Labor announces proposed rule to amend occupational injury, illness recordkeeping regulation

US Department of Labor announces proposed rule to amend occupational injury, illness recordkeeping regulation

Effort to Improve Ventilation and Reduce the Spread of COVID-⁠19 in Buildings

Effort to Improve Ventilation and Reduce the Spread of COVID-⁠19 in Buildings

US Department of Labor reopens rulemaking record, schedules public hearing on proposed rule to protect workers from COVID

US Department of Labor reopens rulemaking record, schedules public hearing on proposed rule to protect workers from COVID

Work environment risk factors causing day to day stress

Work environment risk factors causing day to day stress

US Department of Labor announces mine safety campaign to reinforce operators’ obligation to train miners properly

US Department of Labor announces mine safety campaign to reinforce operators’ obligation to train miners properly

Listen Up: ‘Employers must provide the same level of hearing protection to all workers under amended PPE Regulations’

Listen Up: ‘Employers must provide the same level of hearing protection to all workers under amended PPE Regulations’

Proposed update to powered industrial trucks

Proposed update to powered industrial trucks

Demise of OSHA Covid-19 rule doesn’t let employers off the hook

Demise of OSHA Covid-19 rule doesn’t let employers off the hook

Do we need a new view of safety?

Do we need a new view of safety?

Webinar : How to become a safety culture change agent: influencing executive alignment and commitment to action

Webinar : How to become a safety culture change agent: influencing executive alignment and commitment to action

CIPD report outlines support needed for employees with long covid

CIPD report outlines support needed for employees with long covid

Employers should review OSH measures after HSE publishes latest ill-health stats

Employers should review OSH measures after HSE publishes latest ill-health stats

EPA publishes second instalment of risk evaluation for asbestos

EPA publishes second instalment of risk evaluation for asbestos

Positive work habits to adopt in 2022

Positive work habits to adopt in 2022

Report explores the connections between psychosocial factors and musculoskeletal disorders

Report explores the connections between psychosocial factors and musculoskeletal disorders

US Healthcare workers experienced a 249% increase in injury and illness rates in 2020

US Healthcare workers experienced a 249% increase in injury and illness rates in 2020

3 ways to improve future work-related disease compensation outcomes

3 ways to improve future work-related disease compensation outcomes

NOPSEMA information paper on Human Factors: Risk Mitigation

NOPSEMA information paper on Human Factors: Risk Mitigation

Biden administration officially withdraws vaccine rule for businesses

Biden administration officially withdraws vaccine rule for businesses

UK trials four day working week

UK trials four day working week

Employers should review OSH measures after HSE publishes latest ill-health stats

Employers should review OSH measures after HSE publishes latest ill-health stats

Top 10 OSHA violations for fiscal year 2021

Top 10 OSHA violations for fiscal year 2021