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HSE’s MAC & RAPP tools 17 January 2025 HSEs MAC and RAPP tools help identify high-risk workplace manual handling and pushing and pulling activities.Both help you understand, interpret and categorise the level of risk of the various known r... Keep Reading

Blog: A Family’s Tragic History with Asbestos 08 January 2025 In a blog post an HSE employee shares is familys profound story of asbestos exposure.Dan Williamson from HSEs Digital Team has chosen to share his familys profound story of asbestos exposure, the deva... Keep Reading

Worsening Crisis in Women’s Workplace Health: Updated Report by BOHS Calls for Urgent Action 12 December 2024 A year after issuing a critical call for change, theBritish Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS), the Chartered Society for Worker Health Protection, is issuing anupdated version of its analysis of the... Keep Reading

Suggested steps to take when commissioning an occupational health service 03 December 2024 Read the Society of Occupational Medicines guidance booklet on their suggested steps to take when commissioning an occupational health service.Download from the link below.... Keep Reading

HSE publishes annual work-related ill health and injury statistics for 2023/24 27 November 2024 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published (20th Nov) its annual statistics on work-related ill health and workplace injuries.The statistics reveal that the number of workers reported to be s... Keep Reading

Upper Limb Disorders (ULDs) 21 November 2024 HSENIs information on Upper Limb DisordersYou can view a compresensive web page on HSEHIs resources for upper limb disorder at this link.... Keep Reading

The Impact of Silicosis 11 November 2024 Breathe Freely Australia have a short 2 minute video by a worker diagnosed with silicosis. This is very impactiful and ideal to show as part of a toolbox talk. Essentially you suffocate from the insid... Keep Reading

Locations of asbestos and taking the right action 06 November 2024 This HSE guidance is for anyone who may come across asbestos in their work.It has images that can help you identify asbestos in typical locations. It also tells you:where it is foundwhat it looks like... Keep Reading

IOSH statement on UK Employment Rights Bill 31 October 2024 Earlier this month IOSH responded to the publication of the UK Employment Rights Bill. Hear what IOSHs Head of Policy and Public Affairs Ruth Wilkinson had to say.Read the article.... Keep Reading

Managing nanomaterials 25 October 2024 One of the European Agency for Safety Health and Work foresight projects is on the risks from nanomaterials in the workplace. In this article they cover:-What are nanomaterials.Where are nanomaterial... Keep Reading

Mental health patients could get job coach visits 17 October 2024 The BBC report that Job coaches could visit mental health patients when they are in hospital to help them get back to work, the government has said.Trials of employment advisers giving CV and intervie... Keep Reading

COSHH health surveillance 11 October 2024 Read HSENIs information onCOSHH health surveillance at this link.... Keep Reading

Duty to manage asbestos 03 October 2024 Earlier this year, HSE ran a free duty to manage asbestos webinarwhich we featured in MayAs a follow on HSE have created some helpful resources to support 3 common themes:Identifying who has the duty ... Keep Reading

Balancing innovation and safety in task automation: insights from case studies 27 September 2024 EU-OSHA has developed several case studies on automations currently operating in workplaces across Europe, illustrating how these systems can be integrated to take over diverse tasks in different econ... Keep Reading

New health and safety Regulations 18 September 2024 HSENI Press ReleaseThe Department for the Economy has, on 12 September 2024, made a Statutory Rule entitled The Personal Protective Equipment at Work (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024(S.... Keep Reading

Recognising contributions to reducing musculoskeletal risk? 12 September 2024 HSEs annual MSDs Risk-reduction through design awards are now open for nominationsMusculoskeletal injuries and conditions can affect the back, joints and limbs. The most recent statistics show that ap... Keep Reading

Case study and control measures for metal working fluids 06 September 2024 Work Right (HSEscampaignaimed at helping smaller businesses and workers) has a short 18 minute video case study on metal working fluids.Hear from HM Inspector of Health and Safety, Fiona McGarry, abou... Keep Reading

Welding risks and measures to protect workers - good practice 30 August 2024 A number of years ago HSENI produced a series of videos outlining the risks involved with welding and the controls that should be in place to protect workers.Check these out.... Keep Reading

HSE release annual figures for mesothelioma 22 August 2024 HSE has published theannual figures for mesothelioma, a cancer caused by past exposure to asbestos.The figures show 2,257 people died from the disease in 2022.This is slightly lower than the 2,290 dea... Keep Reading

A day in the life of an asbestos surveyor 15 August 2024 Work Right (a HSE initiative) have released a short video called a day in the life of an asbestos surveyor and have reminded all that 5000 people a year die from past exposure to asbestos.Find out mor... Keep Reading