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Thinking differently: how to embrace neurodiversity and make workplaces work for all

Up to one in five people are neurodivergent in some way, yet most workplaces and recruitment processes are designed for neurotypical staff. Creating a positive, inclusive culture and providing neurodiversity training can help break down the barriers that are holding back a pool of workers with unique talents.

By Kerry Reals on 25 March 2024

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Assault of retail workers to become a standalone crime in UK shoplifting crackdown

Retailers have welcomed a UK government decision to make assaulting a shop worker a standalone criminal office in England and Wales, but civil liberties groups have criticised plans to ramp up the use of facial recognition technology in town centres to help catch shoplifters.

By Kerry Reals on 10 April 2024

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How do we fix the UK’s poor mental health and wellbeing challenge?

If you discovered your country was losing up to £78 billion a year, you would want to do something about it, right? Well, that is how much the UK loses to workplace sickness and ill health each year.

By Mike Robinson FCA, British Safety Council on 02 April 2024

News

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Best practice explored at British Safety Council OSH conferences in Mumbai and Delhi

By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 08 April 2024

Features

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Maternity leave: India’s female road workers granted landmark rights

The Indian government recently ordered road construction employers to grant paid maternity leave to registered female road construction workers, but campaigners warn that many women in the unregistered construction sector will miss out on this vital new benefit.

By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 08 April 2024

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Linemen fatalities: a shocking situation

By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 08 April 2024

Prosecutions

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Metal recycling firm fined £200,000 after worker’s arm had to be amputated

A scrap metal recycling firm has been fined £200,000 after an employee’s arm became entangled in a catalytic sampling machine and later had to be amputated.

By Kerry Reals on 11 March 2024

Opinion

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How do we fix the UK’s poor mental health and wellbeing challenge?

If you discovered your country was losing up to £78 billion a year, you would want to do something about it, right? Well, that is how much the UK loses to workplace sickness and ill health each year.

By Mike Robinson FCA, British Safety Council on 02 April 2024

Why we need to harness new technology to prevent noise-induced hearing loss

By Neal Hill, consultant and member of UKHCA on 12 March 2024