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Health in the Workplace – Understanding Workplace Stress

The effects of work on our physical health are well known – work can cause problems for our hearing, lungs, skin, our muscles and joints – but increasingly it is our minds that are being challenged by the jobs that we do. What is workplace stress? The Health & Safety Executive defines workplace stress as Health & Safety Executive (HSE) defines Wior“A harmful reaction people have to undue pressures and demands placed on them at work.” Many of us can…

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Who is Responsible for Health & Safety in the Workplace?

Health and safety is everyone’s responsibility in the workplace. Maintaining a safe working environment is too significant a task for one person, so everyone, at all levels, is responsible for staying safe at work. Health and safety responsibilities are different for each person in the workplace, depending on their role. As defined by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), staff at all levels are accountable for health and safety in different ways. By law, there are set responsibilities for business…

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Property Company Fined £200,000 After Fall Leaves Worker Paralysed

A property management company has received a £200,000 fine after a worker suffered life-changing injuries after a fall at work. The asbestos surveyor fell eight metres through a rooflight while carrying out a roof survey on a community centre in Glasgow. He must now use a wheelchair for the rest of his life. City Property LLP plead guilty to breaching health and safety law at Glasgow Sheriff Court in December. What happened? The employee, Robin Williamson, was surveying the roof…

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HSE’s Health & Safety at Work Stats for 2021/2022 Are Here

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)’s annual statistics on workplace health and safety in Great Britain have been released – here’s a summary of the key figures. What are HSE’s annual health and safety statistics? Every year, HSE, the UK government body responsible for workplace safety, produces a report on health and safety data from the previous 12 months. The illuminating statistics highlight trends in work-related ill health and key areas of focus for employers. The 2021/2022 statistics were released…

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The Benefits of Competent Health and Safety Advice

Competency in health and safety is essential for every organisation, whatever the size. To keep your employees safe at work, you must comply with health and safety legislation. The law requires every organisation to appoint a ‘competent’ person to manage health and safety in the workplace, but what is competency defined as? If you lack a competent person in-house, where can you find competent advice? Here’s everything you need to know about competent health and safety advice – and where…

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HCS Safety Leaves Twitter

Since Elon Musk took over Twitter recently we have been watching his behaviour with interest. What we have seen has been shocking. Our opinion, based on reports in the press, is that Mr Musk’s treatment of his employees is morally reprehensible and abhorrent. Our purpose at HCS Safety is to support employers to provide and maintain safe and healthy working environments, in order to create positive workplaces. This happens through good leadership, consultation and respect, none of which are apparent…

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