Health and Safety News

One in every three care workers are victim to physical assault by patients every year. At least this is the number that is reported. A number of such incidents go unreported every year too. Care workers are also at the receiving end of verbal abuse and aggression from the patients. This is the opinion that [...]

Insurer Aviva’s latest report suggests that employers, who encourage going down to the pub for drinks as a form of work socialisation, could be affecting the health of employees even though they mean well.
More than half (57%) of the business leaders who took part in the fourth ‘Health of the Workplace’ report by Aviva, [...]

A firefighter, who lost his job for expressing his discomfort about having to lie down on reclining chairs rather than beds, has been awarded compensation of £80,000.
Christopher Bennett, a 25- year veteran with GMFRA (Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service) felt that his back problems were being exacerbated after being forced to sleep on [...]

In the light of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill tragedy, a safety and health lawyer from the UK has suggested that a global safety standard for the gas and oil industry be put in place. Bond Pearce LLP’s Hilary Ross strongly feels that consistent safety standards can help save lives and protect the environment. [...]

The Health and Safety Executive has brought charges against the Health Protection Agency for failing to follow proper safety procedures in its waste disposal unit at Colindale. The agency has been fined for this negligence.
An incident which occurred in 2007 brought to light the lack of safety precautions at the HPA. E coli O157 [...]

A study conducted by Aviva UK Health has revealed unhealthy trends among the working population. The study found that 78% of employees would prefer to go back to work early even if they had not completely recovered. A mere 22% said that they would not compromise on their health to return early to work.
The 360-degree [...]

According to a new research published by Occupational and Environmental Medicine, the risk of heart disease in women increases if they experience high levels of pressure at work, suggesting that work pressure and heart disease could be linked.
Although there have been extensive studies conducted to assess the risk of heart disease among men due [...]

The law on smoking in public carriages and vehicles used for work is in the news with the fining of a cab driver for smoking in his cab.
The hackney carriage driver, Paul Dalgleish was found smoking in his carriage on two prior occasions and let off with a warning. However, an enforcement officer apprehended [...]

A new report has suggested that rising mental health illness among UK workers is directly attributable to worries related to the economic downturn.
The study by charity, Elizabeth Finn Care, and Roehampton University, found that 47% of people have experienced depressive symptoms during the recession – some four to five times higher than levels recorded amongst [...]

The Code for Crown Prosecutors, issued by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), is a set of guidelines to help the prosecutors on making decisions relating to prosecutions. Recently in the sixth edition of the Code, a revision has been incorporated which will benefit the health workers of England.
The changes have been publicly appreciated by the [...]