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Asbestos: Young tradespeople need to know the risk 30 March 2023 Millennials, gen Z workers and other younger people who work as plumbers, electricians, and in other trades need to take the risk of asbestos much more seriously.Thats the message from the Health and ... Keep Reading

The links between exposure to work-related psychosocial risk factors and cardiovascular disease 23 March 2023 EU-OSHA produce adiscussion paper that explores the links between psychosocial risk factors and increased risk of heart disease and stroke.It examines the direct effects that stress mechanisms can hav... Keep Reading

Protecting Pregnant Workers and New Mothers (New and Expectant Mothers) Updated 22 July 2022 15 March 2023 HSENI details on managing thehealth and safety of pregnant workers and new mothers.IntroductionEmployers are responsible for providing a safe working environment while effectively managing risks to th... Keep Reading

Wellbeing Washing 06 March 2023 In an IOSH news articleDr Karen Michell talks about wellbeing washing.In a workers job market, employers know they have to take greater care of their people. Some want to do right by them anyway but a... Keep Reading

Public Health messages for employees who are non-native English Speakers 03 March 2023 The Public Health Agency (PHA) use ReachDeck to translate their messages into different languages.This is a terrific tool to use if you want to pass on a PHA message to foreign workers.For example, th... Keep Reading

Health Surveillance Checklist 24 February 2023 Health Surveillance who, what, how and when?Health and Safety Review have developed a comprehensive checklist to help you check your compliance with a range of legislation, where health surveillance/... Keep Reading

Health surveillance for manual handling? 16 February 2023 QUESTIONWe have a number of employees who undertake manual handling operations. One employee has suggested that we should be providing some form of health surveillance where such manual handling is un... Keep Reading

Firefighters far more likely to die from cancer and heart attacks than public 04 February 2023 Press Release from the Fire Brigade Union.Research commissioned by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) finds firefighters significantly more likely to die from cancer, heart attack, stroke and several other... Keep Reading

Smart digital monitoring systems for occupational safety and health: uses and challenges 25 January 2023 EU-OSHA product report on smart digital monitoring systems.Are they helpful? Is it proactive? Like anything new, its important to weigh up the advantages and disadvantages of new monitoring systems fo... Keep Reading

Welding fume FAQ 14 January 2023 In advance of the promotion of a series of videos from HSENI on the risks from welding fumes you can check out their FAO at the link below.HSENI FAQ on welding fumes.... Keep Reading

RPE - The trouble with stubble 06 January 2023 Tony Smith from Sundstrom outlines the effect that stubble and beards have on RPE, indicating massive reductions in protection of 90+%Download an a4 poster for your workshop at the link below.... Keep Reading

The Trouble with Stubble 06 January 2023 HSL features a blog in which Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Specialist Rhiannon Mogridge explains how the fit of your face mask can affect your respiratory health and why shes picky about noses a... Keep Reading

Emerging OSH challenges in a changing world of work 02 January 2023 It is possible for increased automation to reduce physical and psychosocial workloads, but there is evidence that the opposite is occurring. In some work situations, it leads to an increase in task re... Keep Reading

Fatigue & Burnout videos 02 December 2022 Watch HSENIs 3 vodeos on Fatigue Burnout at the link below.FATIGUE BURNOUT.... Keep Reading

Analysis of case studies on working with chronic musculoskeletal disorders 24 November 2022 EU-OSHA has released a publication which summarises a report that presents eight case studies of people with chronic musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) who successfully returned to work after sick leave... Keep Reading

Using CMP to improve health, work and wellbeing 11 November 2022 The Condition Management Programme could help you if you have a health condition which affects your ability to work, return to work or to stay in work.It is run as a partnership between the Dept. of C... Keep Reading

Drugs & Alcohol | managing abuse and addiction on the workplace 22 October 2022 Watch a recent NI Safety Group webinar recording when Mark Piper, Toxicology Services Manager, Randox Testing Services discusses how to manage abuse and addiction in the workplace.Download a copy of t... Keep Reading

Building Mental Health Alliance aims to support mental health in NI construction industry 21 October 2022 Building Mental Health Alliance (BMHA), a body consisting of a collaboration of industry bodies, large contractors and other workplace health and safety organisations from across Northern Ireland was ... Keep Reading

Your Health, My health, Everyone's health 13 October 2022 Watch Martin Rafferty, Principal Inspector, HSENI present at the British Occupational Hygiene Society Conference in Belfast earlier this year.... Keep Reading

Lighten the Load — preventing and reducing the risk of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in the workplace. 26 September 2022 The Healthy Workplaces Good Practice Awards recognise innovative and sustainable approaches to managing occupational safety and health (OSH). The awards are organised by the European Agency for Safety... Keep Reading