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Workers Memorial Day 2020
On a day when huge numbers of people round the country remembered health workers who had died of Covid-19, in Birmingham, we remembered them, specifically in the West Midlands.
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Does indoor pollution harm people?
Jarmo Kesanto, on the BSC website, writes:
In spite of global, national and regional campaigns to raise awareness of air pollution we keep breathing polluted air that causes serious risks to our health.
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New TUC guidance on well-being at work
With health and work being closely linked, the TUC has today (Thursday) published guidance on well-being at work.
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NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety
The British Safety Council is running 'NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety' courses throughout 2016.
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Eradicating the Asbestos Hazard
Article from Laurie Kazan-Allen - IBAS
Recognizing that Britain is in the grip of an “asbestos crisis,” the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Occupational Safety and Health has issued calls for the complete eradication of the asbestos hazard, citing big numbers to substantiate the need for a definitive solution to a long-term problem.
He wanted to learn a trade; he ended up dead at 16
Joanne Hill thought her teenage son had a bright future when he secured a place on a government-funded engineering apprenticeship. But when Hazards magazine’s Jawad Qasrawi met with her, he discovered she couldn’t have been more wrong.
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Inquiry launched into health and safety of apprentices
An inquiry into the health and safety arrangements of apprentices will be carried out by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) to ensure trainees stay safe at work.