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    How can we reduce stubbornly high rates of slips, trips and falls?

    While inexpensive precautions for preventing slips, trips and falls have a part to play in any day-to-day risk management system, more expensive options, such as replacing damaged floor coverings, are often the most effective long-term measure for minimising the danger to staff and visitors.

    By Phil Jones, William Martin on 22 August 2024

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    The UK Hearing Conservation Association: how we work to promote the protection of the nation’s hearing health

    The UK Hearing Conservation Association is a multi-disciplinary association that strives to prevent damage to the nation’s hearing health and other noise-related health conditions through a combination of practical, evidenced and cost-effective campaigns, awareness-raising activities and best-practice advice. It is therefore a great forum for those wishing to keep abreast of the latest developments around hearing health – both in the workplace and in recreational settings.

    By Leah Philpott, member, UKHCA At Work Group  on 14 March 2025

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    Safety in numbers

    Conducting 150,000 interviews in 140 countries, Lloyd’s Register Foundation’s World Risk Poll is uniquely positioned to tell us about harm at work. But can information also spur change?

    By Belinda Liversedge on 04 June 2025

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    “I’m not prepared to sit back and assume everybody’s fine”

    Director of health and safety at the Canal & River Trust, Anne Gardner-Aston, shares what she’s most proud of achieving in the past four years since taking on a new role in the wake of a turbulent moment in the charity’s history.

    By Belinda Liversedge on 02 January 2026