All Health & Safety articles
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Case StudiesCase study: how Network Rail reduced safety-critical errors and near-miss incidents
Working with EY, Network Rail created an ambitious digital transformation strategy that has improved railway safety and created sustainable, long-term benefits.
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AnalysisWorld mental health day: how firms can manage mental health risks
Deteriorating mental health among employees poses a significant risk to business with consequences including poor productivity, high turnover, and increased absences. Here’s how employers can tackle the threats
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FeaturesSpotlight on: dengue fever risks and how businesses can protect employees
As Dengue fever cases rise, risk managers must assess the threats across locations so that organisations can protect employees
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FeaturesSpotlight on: bird flu and the risk it could spread to humans
The FAO, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) are urging countries to work together across sectors to prevent the spread of bird flu
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OpinionHow SME risk managers can prevent business insurance claims
Danial Cummins, general manager of SafetyCulture Care in Australia, discusses practical tips for SMEs to help reduce their physical risks and improve the safety of their frontline workers.
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AnalysisNine tips for reducing people-related risk in a cost of living crisis
When employee well-being suffers, so does an organisation’s bottom line. Risk managers must make sure that people-related risk is top of mind as the cost-of-living crisis worsens.
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Online onlyCorporate manslaughter fines could run into millions
Fines range upwards from £500,000, according to draft rules on the corporate manslaughter offence
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Online onlyBP fined $87m for safety failures
Labour safety authorities issue BP with a record fine after it fails to eliminate hazards that caused the 2005 Texas City refinery explosion
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Fewer Health & Safety investigations
Figures reveal the number of HSE investigations declined by 43% in five years
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Online onlyUK swine flu vaccinations begin
Seriously ill people and health care workers are the first to receive the jab
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Online onlyWorkers should wear shorts
Employers are urged to cool down their offices and their staff
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FeaturesManaging risk in a recession
Mike Boyle looks at recessionary risks, with particular emphasis on employer’s liability personal injury claims, and considers how companies can manage them.
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InterviewsSafe means safe
A Court of Appeal ruling boosts the requirement on employers to provide a safe workplace
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Online only139 swine flu deaths worldwide
73 countries have officially reported over 25,000 cases of the new strain
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Online onlyMigrant workers at higher risk
New figures reveal that migrant workers in the UK construction sector are much more likely to be injured or killed in the workplace
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Online onlyViolent risks escalated in 2008
The economic crisis is the main cause for the decline in peacefulness, which costs the world $7.2 trillion a year
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Online onlyShipping Industry dismisses reports of targeted Somali piracy
Recent attacks have shown pirate gangs to be wholly opportunistic, says International Maritime Bureau
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Online onlyWorkers in small companies most at risk of death
Last year 51% of the construction workers killed, worked for companies with fewer than 50 employees
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First swine flu casualty confirmed outside Mexico
A baby in the US has died of swine flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
