Feature Articles

Queries relating to policies accounted for more than half of all calls to our health and safety advice line this month. For advice on policies or any other health and safety issue, speak with a qualified consultant on 0844 561 8149.

In May 2019, the World Health Organization officially recognised work-related burnout as an “occupational phenomenon”. In fact, levels of burnout among British workers have quietly but steadily reached epidemic levels. How many managers, asks Vicky Powell, would be able to spot the signs of burnout, and what can we all do to avoid and mitigate this modern corporate malaise?

Directors have a key role to play in ensuring that their organisations maintain good asbestos management practices in order to avoid prosecution.

In March 2019 the Government announced that, through the new Environment Bill, biodiversity net gain (BNG) would be made mandatory for all new developments in England. Caroline Hand explains how the system will work.

Mike Sopp describes how, to meet their legal obligations, those responsible for premises where power-operated pedestrian doors are located should ensure they are appropriately designed, installed, operated and maintained to reduce risks to as low as reasonably practicable.

Caroline Hand sums up what qualifying organisations need to do by December.

Barrister Robert Spicer looks at the potential overlap between the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 and the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998.

It’s Cycle to Work Day this week. Laura King looks at options for encouraging active commuting in your organisation.

Why is being a construction worker a more dangerous profession than working in agriculture, offshore oil or deep-sea fishing? Roland Finch investigates.

Determining the competence of employees, and then identifying the knowledge, skills, and attributes necessary to meet and maintain the required level, can be a challenge for the health and safety practitioner, writes Mike Sopp.