Moving vehicles are the highest cause of deaths in British farming. We want to make 2023 a safer year on our farms by working together. In this new podcast, HSE agriculture sector lead Adrian Hodkinson and Eve Macready-Jones, from HSE’s agricultural policy team talk to Farmers Guardian’s news team about the launch of the ‘Work […]
Vehicles play a vital role in farm work but incidents involving moving vehicles are the number one cause of deaths on British farms. Incidents involving moving vehicles have been responsible for 30 per cent of all fatalities on farms over the past five years, that’s 48 lives lost in incidents that have destroyed farming families. And […]
Nominations for our annual musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) ‘risk-reduction through design’ award close next month. The award highlights the important contribution that ergonomics-based design changes can make to reduce the risks of work-related MSDs. Employers can nominate any design solutions implemented in workplaces in the UK that have demonstrated how they have reduced musculoskeletal risks for […]
Health in construction and HSE’s ‘Your health. Your future’ campaign webinar is now available on demand Construction is a high-risk industry for health issues. Every year more working days are lost due to work-related illness compared to injuries. Building on HSE’s July webinar on respiratory health and the ‘Dust Kills’ campaign, this webinar covers moving […]
Prolonged exposure to airborne particles of respirable crystalline silica (RCS) can lead to life-changing respiratory conditions such as silicosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The Health and Safety Executive has recently refreshed its silica guidance for brick and tile manufacturing, stonework and foundries ahead of manufacturing sector focused inspections that begin next week. Silica is […]
Lifting and moving heavy objects on construction sites is harming the health of thousands of brickies and builders to such a degree every aspect of their lives is affected. Experts at the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are warning construction workers are picking up injuries and conditions that can stop them working and leave them […]
The Burnt Chef Project has joined forces with our Working Minds campaign to tackle work-related stress in the hospitality industry. The Burnt Chef Project will use Working Minds in its efforts to help hospitality professionals, who face long antisocial hours, tough environmental conditions and pressures to perform are just some of the issues on a […]
British Aggregates Association (BAA) has signed up as a Working Minds partner to support the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) campaign to tackle work-related stress in quarrying and mining. Work-related stress and poor mental health risk becoming a health and safety crisis for Great Britain’s workplaces, the regulator has warned. Statistics published by HSE show […]
By Sarah Meek, Managing Director at Mates in Mind As Managing Director of Mates in Mind, I know the impact that poor mental health combined with an unsupportive or uninformed workplace can have on an individual working in construction. Whilst there are well publicised statistics around the increased prevalence of suicide in construction being 4.7x […]
