As festivalgoers prepare to pull on their wellies, dig out their sunhats and dust off their tents ahead of another summer of live outdoor events, Safety Management looks behind the scenes at how festival organisers keep the armies of workers tasked with setting everything up safe and well.
By Kerry Reals on 29 April 2024
Our safety, in every sense of the word, is very much in the news right now. Whether it’s wars in Europe or the Middle East, threats from terrorism or rogue states, the need to keep children safe online, or violence faced by shop keepers, the numbers and level of threats to our safety seem to rise exponentially every day.
By Mike Robinson FCA, British Safety Council on 30 April 2024
More than 70 per cent of the global workforce could be exposed to serious health hazards because of climate change, and existing occupational health and safety legislation may not be sufficient to protect workers, according to a new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO).
By Kerry Reals on 22 April 2024
Mental health support in workplaces of the future is likely to be much more tailored to individual employees’ needs, based on data collected about each person, and will recognise the increasingly blurred boundary between work and home life.
By Kerry Reals on 02 May 2024
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By Kerry Reals on 12 April 2024
Conflict management training can give workers the skills and confidence to defuse or manage aggressive behaviour from customers, service users and the public, but it needs to be relevant, realistic and appropriate for the individual’s level of experience and capabilities.
By Nicole Vazquez, Worthwhile Training on 02 May 2024
By Kerry Reals on 29 April 2024
By Robert Leech, EcoOnline on 29 April 2024
By Dr Audrey Fleming, British Safety Council on 26 April 2024
A South Yorkshire-based metal recycling firm has been fined £1.2 million after a skip wagon struck a worker, leaving him with a fractured skull and collar bone.
By Kerry Reals on 03 May 2024
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By Kerry Reals on 07 March 2024
As businesses make increasing use of safety monitoring to minimise the risks associated with lone working, consideration must be given to the impact on workers. Concerns that safety monitoring measures will be used for performance management purposes may well increase rather than alleviate health and safety risks.
By Hayden Singh, Pinsent Masons on 03 May 2024
By Mike Robinson FCA, British Safety Council on 30 April 2024
By Paddy Lillis, Usdaw on 26 April 2024
By Phil Newton, Pinsent Masons LLP on 01 April 2022
