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Musculoskeletal Disorders: Managing the Risk of Manual Handling and Display Screen Equipment for Workers on Site or Working from Home On 22 June 2022 HSE ran a free, hour-long webinar to help inform employers on how to effectively manage the risk of MSDs in the workplace and protect home workers. If you missed it, you haven't missed out; the webinar was recorded and can be watched again from the registration page. Share this link with colleagues and friends! More information: Guidance: hse.gov.uk/msd Publications and products: books.hse.gov.uk More information about the Online Musculoskeletal Disorders Tool can be found here. It combines the [...]

HSE's health and safety system is well respected not only in Great Britain but also worldwide. Our experts can work with you to design and implement robust regulatory systems for overseas governments or within novel, safety critical industries. Workplace health and safety has been regulated in Great Britain since the Factories Act of 1833 and by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), as the independent government regulator, since 1975. HSE's primary legislation, the Health and Safety at Word Act (1974), is regarded internationally as an exemplar in excellent regulatory practice, underpinned by robust scientific evidence provided by the HSE Science and Research [...]

Preventing occupational ill health is a key focus for HSE. Many more workers become ill from occupational health issues than ever die from workplace accidents. However, the health challenges in workplaces are many and varied. Their long latency can make them appear difficult to identify and manage and the health of the working population is not solely related to workplace conditions. That said, these are not reasons to do nothing. Not only is it a legal requirement to protect the health of your workers, improving your management of worker health and wellbeing also brings tangible business benefits and protects your most [...]

HSE Testing and Monitoring helps you find the most effective ways to manage risk, prevent illness and injury and protect people at work. We turn our vast experience and knowledge, much of it gained from our research and investigative work as Great Britain's health and safety regulator, into services and solutions that deliver real benefits, value for money and that are relevant to today's occupational health and safety challenges. We are based at the HSE Science and Research Centre in Buxton, Derbyshire, one of the best equipped testing and evaluation facilities in the world. We test to British and International standards [...]

Data and its increasing potential to improve the way we work is a key priority area for the UK Government. The National Data Strategy (NDS) sets out the UK vision for better data management. It puts the UK at the forefront of the artificial intelligence and data revolution to create thousands of good quality jobs and drive economic growth. The strategy supports the Levelling Up Agenda and Build Back Better, with the use of data and technology underpinning key objectives such as Net Zero. Unlocking intelligence from data is not only advantageous for government - it's also tremendously valuable for other public [...]

The UK has set a world-leading net zero target to address the inter-generational challenge of climate change: we were the first major economy to take decisive action and make it a legal obligation to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050 - 2045 for Scotland. Positive action towards these targets is set out in the Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, the Net Zero Strategy, the BEIS Energy White Paper, the Scottish Government's Hydrogen Policy Statement and the National Infrastructure Strategy, which all make it clear that we will need both a diverse mix of low carbon energy technologies, [...]