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One in four people in the UK will have a mental health problem at some point. This can be a reaction to a difficult life event, such as bereavement, but can also be caused by work-related issues. HSE has published updated guidance on mental health in the workplace. It explains how line managers can support employees and provides sources of further help and advice. 

Workers are as likely to have an accident in the first six months at a workplace as they are during the whole of the rest of their working life.People are at particular risk of injury when they are new to job as they may be unaware of existing or potential risks. People are at particular risk of injury when they are new to job as they may be unaware of existing or potential risks. Health & Safety...

Peak HSE offer a range of services to help businesses enhance and transition their existing management standards e.g., OHSAS 18001 or those that that are new to occupational health and safety management systems and are now looking to develop systems to provide a robust framework to manage legal compliance and continually improve their health and safety performance. Peak HSE can provide a wealth of...

In a recent survey by KPMG, Private sector Chief Executives are more worried than ever about the risk of reputational damage to their organisations.  Its latest Global Outlook report finds that reputational risk, such as that presented by safety and health, environmental and data security failings, moved into third place in the concern ranking, behind operational risks and emerging...

Exposure to metalworking fluids can cause irritation of the skin or dermatitis, occupational asthma, bronchitis, irritation of the upper respiratory tract, breathing difficulties or, rarely, a more serious lung disease called extrinsic allergic alveolitis (EAA), which can cause increasingly severe breathing difficulties in recurrent episodes, following repeated exposure. Key control and risk reduction...

The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) newly-published statistics on fatal injuries in UK workplaces reveal that 137 people were killed in the 12 months to the end of March, the second lowest year on record. The rate of fatal injury per 100,000 workers was 0.43 for the 12 months to the end of March 2017. This is broadly similar to the average five-year rate of 0.46 as the long-term downward...