A new ISO standard, ISO 45001, on occupational health and safety management systems is expected to be available towards the end of 2016 and will replace OHSAS 18001. Organisations will […]

All ISO standards are reviewed every five years to establish if a revision is required in order to keep it current and relevant for the marketplace. The international ISO 14001 […]

This years European safety for safety and health at work week runs from 19th to 25th October. This year the theme is ‘Workplace stress and psychosocial risks’. This is the […]

The European Court of Justice has made a ruling  that states that time spent travelling to and from first and last appointments by workers without a fixed place of work […]

Research ‘links excessive hours with increased risk of stroke and heart problems’. Apparently, working just 15 extra hours a week could make a huge difference to your health. Researchers at […]

The number of people working more than 48 hours a week has increased by 15 per cent in five years, according to analysis from the TUC. More than 3.4m (3,417,000) […]

All businesses, no matter what size or industry, can be targets of fraud. Unfortunately, small businesses often have disproportionately large losses and are far less likely to recover from fraud. [...]

Managing the risks that contractors create as a consequence of their activities is an important aspect of a health and safety management system. When you identify work that a contractor […]

Provisional annual data for work-related fatal accidents in Great Britain’s workplaces shows small change from previous years, sustaining a long-term trend that has seen the rate of fatalities [...]

One in seven workers has resigned from a job because of stress, according to research from mental health charity Mind. To try to combat workplace stress, the charity has released […]