Servicewomen’s Health Handbook
This Ministry of Defence publication provides information about servicewomen’s health needs and how best to manage them. It is for all...
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Legionellosis
This Fact Sheet has been issued by the World Health Organisation (WHO). It explains that Legionellosis varies in severity from a mild...
Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill 2022-23
This paper, published by the House of Commons Library, provides information on the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010)...
Psychosocial Factors in the Prevention of Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) tend to be associated with physical risk factors, such as heavy loads or repetitive...
Fire and Rescue Incident Statistics: England, Year Ending March 2022
This document focuses on incidents and fires attended by fire and rescue services, fire-related fatalities, casualties from those fires...
New Rules on Vehicle Safety and Automated Mobility
(Europe) This factsheet is about the EU General Safety Regulation. Under the Regulation, all vehicles in the EU will now have to be...
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022: Factsheets
The Home Office has updated a number of factsheets relating to different provisions of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022,...
Passenger trapped in doors and dragged at London station
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has issued this Safety Digest. Safety digests are a way of quickly sharing important safety...
Enclosed Spaces on Sea-going Vessels
Entry into enclosed spaces onboard ships is sometimes a necessary but dangerous work activity. This guidance outlines regulations and...
Sampling for Legionella Bacteria in Water Systems - Code of Practice
Published by BSI, this document provides recommendations and guidance on the sampling of water and related materials for the...
Health and Safety Training
This British Safety Council guide explains some of the key legal duties to provide health and safety information, instruction and...
Workforce Burnout and Resilience in the NHS and Social Care
This report sets out a response by the government to the Health and Social Care Committee’s report on workforce burnout and resilience in...
Fire and Rescue Incident Statistics: England, Year Ending September 2021
This document sets out statistics on fires, casualties, false alarms and non-fire incidents attended by fire and rescue services (FRSs)...
Changes to the UK operator licensing regime & arrangements for the temporary posting of workers
Changes to the UK operator licensing regime and arrangements for the temporary posting of workers in the UK and EU: outcome A...
Workplace Fatal Injuries in Great Britain, 2021 – updated
Published by the HSE, these annual statistics have been updated. They were first published in July 2021. The fatal injury rates for...
HSE response on amendments to the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992
Changes are being made to the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 (PPER 1992) to align with a court judgment which...
Annual work-related ill-health, injury and enforcement statistics for 2020/21 published
On 16 December 2021, the HSE published statistics covering work-related ill health, non-fatal workplace injuries and enforcement action...
Absence from work - Long COVID – advice for employers and employees
This guidance from Acas covers the rights and responsibilities a workplace has towards people taking absence from working. It covers:...
Hybrid Working
This guidance has been issued by the CIPD. It points out that hybrid working at scale is a largely new and untested concept. Lessons...
Making flexible working the default - TUC response
The TUC has responded to the government's consultation on making flexible working the default, welcoming it but suggesting that the...