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 ONE IN FOUR LEAVE JOB DUE TO MENTAL HEALTH

ONE IN FOUR LEAVE JOB DUE TO MENTAL HEALTH

One in four people working in human resources and administration has left a job due to mental health problems, research by first aid charity St John Ambulance has found.    The...
Mates in Mind Comment on Developments to Britain’s Mental Health

Mates in Mind Comment on Developments to Britain’s Mental health

Today Britain’s first Minister for Mental health, Inequalities and Suicide Prevention Mrs Doyle-Price was appointed ready for World Mental Health Day 2018. Mates in Mind says it welcomes this...
 COMBUSTIBLE CLADDING BAN SHOULD APPLY TO ALL HIGH-RISES

COMBUSTIBLE CLADDING BAN SHOULD APPLY TO ALL HIGH-RISES

A ban on combustible cladding in the UK should apply to all new high-rise buildings, the chartered body for safety and health professionals has said. Housing Secretary James Brokenshire announced...
IIRSM and the Scaffolding Association partner on conference

IIRSM and the Scaffolding Association partner on conference

The International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIIRSM) and The Scaffolding Association are working together to deliver two full-day events, taking place in London and Birmingham.The...
Mates in Mind showcase their work with BBC News feature

Mates in Mind showcase their work with BBC News feature

In its continuing bid to reduce the stigma associated with mental health and to highlight the need to create healthier and well workplaces, UK charity Mates in Mind featured on BBC News as a part of...
JENSEN HUGHES ACQUIRES JGA

JENSEN HUGHES ACQUIRES JGA

JENSEN HUGHES, a specialist in safety, security and risk-based engineering and consulting, has announced the acquisition of Jeremy Gardner Associates Ltd. (JGA), a UK and Ireland-based fire safety...
Nationwide Platforms awarded CITB ‘Approved Training Organisation’ status

Nationwide Platforms awarded CITB ‘Approved Training Organisation’ status

Nationwide Platforms has been awarded with Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) Approved Training Organisation (ATO) status. To achieve ATO status, the company followed a CITB approval...
Lawrence Waterman, Chairman of the British Safety Council.

More needs to be done to protect workers’ lives says British Safety Council

The British Safety Council has pledged to campaign more vigorously for safe and healthy workplaces, as fatalities rise. There were 144 work-related fatalities in Britain during 2017-18, an increase...
SOCOTEC ACQUIRES 4SEE LTD

SOCOTEC ACQUIRES 4SEE LTD

SOCOTEC, the a UK-based provider of testing, inspection and compliance services has announced the acquisition of Northamptonshire based 4see Ltd, specialists in health, safety and environmental...
Focus required on preventing “unacceptable” workplace deaths

Focus required on preventing “unacceptable” workplace deaths

An increase in the number of people killed in workplace accidents serves as a “stark reminder” of the need for a continued focus on worker protection, the President of the chartered...

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