This week the articles most read on SHP have been: SHP April 2021 legislation update eBook, When are we legally allowed to return to the office?, Network Rail fined nearly £700,000 after serious fire accident, PPE and coronavirus and Crazy, stupid… accidents. The post SHP weekly top five appear [...]

8,000 fans were given green light to enter the national stadium – the second time spectators have been allowed inside stadiums since the third UK lockdown was enforced. Jack Bibb reports from the event. The post Safe events: Capacity crowds return to music and sports events appeared first on SHP - [...]

UK Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick, has announced the appointment of two experts to lead the independent review of the system for testing construction products. The post Government appoints experts to review testing system for construction products appeared first on SHP - Health and Safety News, L [...]

The Office for National Statistics has published a provisional analysis of deaths involving coronavirus, by different occupational groups, among men and women aged 20 to 64 years in England and Wales. The post ONS reveals coronavirus related deaths by occupation statistics appeared first on SHP - He [...]

In a statement released in January, Building Safety Minister Lord Stephen Greenhalgh noted that it was “unacceptable a minority” of buildings identified by the Government as having unsafe ACM cladding have yet to start remediation works. The post ‘Unacceptable’ that some building owners have [...]

Designed to 'remove' or 'reduce' the need for interim safety measures at high-rise buildings with unsafe cladding, the UK Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick, announced the £30 million Waking Watch Relief Fund is open for applications. The post Government’s £30m Waking Watch Fu [...]

The establishment of a new national construction products regulator was announced by UK Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick on 19 January, in response to the revelations from the Grenfell Inquiry that manufacturers were knowingly ignoring safety rules. The post National construction products regulator [...]

The HSE has warned against the severe dangers of inadequate electrical safety systems in farm buildings  following a recently concluded prosecution at Warwick Crown Court. The post HSE warns of electrical safety dangers in farms when reacting to manslaughter case in Warwickshire appeared first on S [...]

The first few weeks of January are often perceived as a challenging time for the workforce from a mental wellbeing perspective. The post January Blues: SHP’s guide to helping workers beat the winter slump appeared first on SHP - Health and Safety News, Legislation, PPE, CPD and Resources.

SHP exclusively caught up with Karl Simons, Chief Health, Safety & Wellbeing Officer at Thames Water, who has just been recognised in the Queens New Year’s Honours list to receive the award of OBE for his ‘Services to Mental Health Policy’. The post Karl Simons awarded OBE for services to [...]