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Symposium: Cultural Diversity at Work – Safe and Healthy Integration of Skilled Workers

Symposium: Cultural Diversity at Work – Safe and Healthy Integration of Skilled Workers

UK: HSE launches campaign and inspections to prevent injuries

UK: HSE launches campaign and inspections to prevent injuries

Asbestos exposure leads to £90,000 fine for construction company

Asbestos exposure leads to £90,000 fine for construction company

US: Large discount retail chains to improve store safety after OSHA settlement agreement

US: Large discount retail chains to improve store safety after OSHA settlement agreement

UK: Firefighters union opposes new breathing apparatus policy

UK: Firefighters union opposes new breathing apparatus policy

US: OSHA promotes whistleblower protections and resolves retaliation case in Illinois

US: OSHA promotes whistleblower protections and resolves retaliation case in Illinois

OSHA Releases 2022 Injury and Illness Data

OSHA Releases 2022 Injury and Illness Data

The results are in - four day working week successful

The results are in - four day working week successful

International Media Festival for Prevention 2023

International Media Festival for Prevention 2023

Europe - New occupational exposure limits for lead and diisocyanates

Europe - New occupational exposure limits for lead and diisocyanates

Why construction companies should make health and safety a top priority By John Crockett

Why construction companies should make health and safety a top priority By John Crockett

New positive duty on employers to prevent workplace sexual harassment, sex discrimination and victimisation

New positive duty on employers to prevent workplace sexual harassment, sex discrimination and victimisation

NSC Statement on Bureau of Labor Statistics Report for 2021

NSC Statement on Bureau of Labor Statistics Report for 2021

UK - Cold Weather Working: Helping Staff Stay Safe and Warm

UK - Cold Weather Working: Helping Staff Stay Safe and Warm

USA - Winners Announced in the 2022 NIOSH Mine Safety and Health Technology Innovations Awards

USA - Winners Announced in the 2022 NIOSH Mine Safety and Health Technology Innovations Awards

UK - HSE publishes annual work-related ill-health and injury statistics for 2021/22

UK - HSE publishes annual work-related ill-health and injury statistics for 2021/22

USA - BLS: Nonfatal Workplace Injuries Increased in 2021, But Illnesses Dropped Significantly

USA - BLS: Nonfatal Workplace Injuries Increased in 2021, But Illnesses Dropped Significantly

USA - OSHA Announces Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health Will Meet Nov. 17

USA - OSHA Announces Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health Will Meet Nov. 17

UK - New Podcast for the Construction Industry

UK - New Podcast for the Construction Industry

USA - House Passes Bill Calling for a NIOSH Research Program on Mental Health in the Workplace

USA - House Passes Bill Calling for a NIOSH Research Program on Mental Health in the Workplace

USA - EPA Issues Final Revised Risk Evaluation For Pigment Violet 29

USA - EPA Issues Final Revised Risk Evaluation For Pigment Violet 29

UK - Time to register for HSE’s Health and Work Conference 2022

UK - Time to register for HSE’s Health and Work Conference 2022

EUR - Psychosocial Health and MSDs are Interlinked, Research Shows How!

EUR - Psychosocial Health and MSDs are Interlinked, Research Shows How!

USA - Department of Labor Awards $985K to Fund Mine Safety Awareness, Education, Training in key mining Industry States

USA - Department of Labor Awards $985K to Fund Mine Safety Awareness, Education, Training in key mining Industry States

UK - Is Your Organisation Prioritising Work-related Stress? NEBOSH and HSE Collaborate on New Qualification

UK - Is Your Organisation Prioritising Work-related Stress? NEBOSH and HSE Collaborate on New Qualification

USA - OSHA Reveals Top 10 Safety Violations at NSC Safety Congress & Expo

USA - OSHA Reveals Top 10 Safety Violations at NSC Safety Congress & Expo

EUR - New Global WHO Guidelines on Mental Health at Work

EUR - New Global WHO Guidelines on Mental Health at Work

UK - New Fire Safety Regulations in England to Implement ‘most’ Grenfell Tower Inquiry Recommendations

UK - New Fire Safety Regulations in England to Implement ‘most’ Grenfell Tower Inquiry Recommendations

UK - IOSH Writes to New UK Prime Minister With Key Calls for Action

UK - IOSH Writes to New UK Prime Minister With Key Calls for Action

USA - Workers' Voice Summit 2022

USA - Workers' Voice Summit 2022

USA - NIOSH Announces 11 Centres for Agricultural Safety and Health

USA - NIOSH Announces 11 Centres for Agricultural Safety and Health

Poor HSE? - Singapore Considers Safety Time Out and Ban on Hiring New Foreign Employees

Poor HSE? - Singapore Considers Safety Time Out and Ban on Hiring New Foreign Employees

OSHA, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Form Alliance to Promote Workplace Mental Health, Suicide Prevention

OSHA, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Form Alliance to Promote Workplace Mental Health, Suicide Prevention

US Department of Labor Launches App to Provide Miners Access to Health, Safety, Miners’ Rights Information

US Department of Labor Launches App to Provide Miners Access to Health, Safety, Miners’ Rights Information

USA - OSHA’s Doug Parker Discusses Going Beyond Compliance on First Day of VPPPA Conference

USA - OSHA’s Doug Parker Discusses Going Beyond Compliance on First Day of VPPPA Conference

USA - DOT Proposes Use of Electronic Forms for Drug and Alcohol Testing

USA - DOT Proposes Use of Electronic Forms for Drug and Alcohol Testing

UK - What IOSH’s Accreditation Changes Mean for You

UK - What IOSH’s Accreditation Changes Mean for You

UK - Strategic, Planned Approach Critical to Support Employees with Long Covid, Says SoM

UK - Strategic, Planned Approach Critical to Support Employees with Long Covid, Says SoM

SA - Agriculture Safety Tool to Help Farmers

SA - Agriculture Safety Tool to Help Farmers

AIHS Appoints New CEO Julia Whitford

AIHS Appoints New CEO Julia Whitford

US Department of Labor Announces Availability of $10.5M in State Grant Funding to Support Mine Safety, Health Training, Education

US Department of Labor Announces Availability of $10.5M in State Grant Funding to Support Mine Safety, Health Training, Education

Occupational Health Watch: February 2022

Occupational Health Watch: February 2022

‘No Jab, No Job’ Policy Risks Discrimination Claims, Warns ACAS

‘No Jab, No Job’ Policy Risks Discrimination Claims, Warns ACAS

Elon Needs a Safety Manager

Elon Needs a Safety Manager

OSHA Turns Up the Heat on Enforcement With New Heat Hazard Emphasis Program

OSHA Turns Up the Heat on Enforcement With New Heat Hazard Emphasis Program

HSE Issues Safety Alert Over Mast Climbing Work Platforms

HSE Issues Safety Alert Over Mast Climbing Work Platforms

Fatality Map Dashboard

Fatality Map Dashboard

CDC Researchers Identify New Occupational Disease Among Metalworkers

CDC Researchers Identify New Occupational Disease Among Metalworkers

CSB Releases New Safety Video Incompatible Chemicals: Explosion at AB Specialty Silicones

CSB Releases New Safety Video Incompatible Chemicals: Explosion at AB Specialty Silicones

Personal protective equipment (PPE) at work regulations from 6 April 2022

Personal protective equipment (PPE) at work regulations from 6 April 2022

OSHA initiates enforcement program to identify employers failing to submit injury, illness data

OSHA initiates enforcement program to identify employers failing to submit injury, illness data

EPA Proposes to Ban Ongoing Uses of Asbestos, Taking Historic Step to Protect People from Cancer Risk

EPA Proposes to Ban Ongoing Uses of Asbestos, Taking Historic Step to Protect People from Cancer Risk

Council bans daffodils over concerns children will eat them

Council bans daffodils over concerns children will eat them

Department of Labour summarises workers rights

Department of Labour summarises workers rights

US Department of Labor announces proposed rule to amend occupational injury, illness recordkeeping regulation

US Department of Labor announces proposed rule to amend occupational injury, illness recordkeeping regulation

The key drivers of bullying and incivility at work

The key drivers of bullying and incivility at work

Work environment risk factors causing day to day stress

Work environment risk factors causing day to day stress

US Department of Labor reopens rulemaking record, schedules public hearing on proposed rule to protect workers from COVID

US Department of Labor reopens rulemaking record, schedules public hearing on proposed rule to protect workers from COVID

Effort to Improve Ventilation and Reduce the Spread of COVID-⁠19 in Buildings

Effort to Improve Ventilation and Reduce the Spread of COVID-⁠19 in Buildings

US Department of Labor announces mine safety campaign to reinforce operators’ obligation to train miners properly

US Department of Labor announces mine safety campaign to reinforce operators’ obligation to train miners properly

Listen Up: ‘Employers must provide the same level of hearing protection to all workers under amended PPE Regulations’

Listen Up: ‘Employers must provide the same level of hearing protection to all workers under amended PPE Regulations’

Proposed update to powered industrial trucks

Proposed update to powered industrial trucks

Demise of OSHA Covid-19 rule doesn’t let employers off the hook

Demise of OSHA Covid-19 rule doesn’t let employers off the hook

Do we need a new view of safety?

Do we need a new view of safety?

US Healthcare workers experienced a 249% increase in injury and illness rates in 2020

US Healthcare workers experienced a 249% increase in injury and illness rates in 2020

Report explores the connections between psychosocial factors and musculoskeletal disorders

Report explores the connections between psychosocial factors and musculoskeletal disorders

Positive work habits to adopt in 2022

Positive work habits to adopt in 2022

EPA publishes second instalment of risk evaluation for asbestos

EPA publishes second instalment of risk evaluation for asbestos

Employers should review OSH measures after HSE publishes latest ill-health stats

Employers should review OSH measures after HSE publishes latest ill-health stats

CIPD report outlines support needed for employees with long covid

CIPD report outlines support needed for employees with long covid

NOPSEMA information paper on Human Factors: Risk Mitigation

NOPSEMA information paper on Human Factors: Risk Mitigation

3 ways to improve future work-related disease compensation outcomes

3 ways to improve future work-related disease compensation outcomes

UK trials four day working week

UK trials four day working week

Biden administration officially withdraws vaccine rule for businesses

Biden administration officially withdraws vaccine rule for businesses

Top 10 OSHA violations for fiscal year 2021

Top 10 OSHA violations for fiscal year 2021

Employers should review OSH measures after HSE publishes latest ill-health stats

Employers should review OSH measures after HSE publishes latest ill-health stats