The HSE has just updated its webpages which note their guidance on driving and riding safely for work. As an employer, they note ‘you must manage health and safety risks […]
Read more ›Managing Drug and Alcohol misuse in the workplace is more important now than ever due to a rise during COVID. The Global Drug Survey surveyed over 55,000 people in 2020 […]
Read more ›Around 12,000 people died in the UK last year from lung disease (HSE). This is linked to exposure at work (occupational lung disease). Employers’ have a legal duty to protect […]
Read more ›Health is everyone’s business is a government paper on workplace health. The UK government has published an update on its ill-health related job loss and improve workplace health paper. This […]
Read more ›With COVID restrictions being lifted today The NHS will no doubt be further burdened as cases continue to soar. KML is pleased to be part of the Provision of Occupational […]
Read more ›Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrom (HAVS) results from the use of hand-held power tools such as jack hammers and drills. It can result in significant ill health which may include painful and disabling […]
Read more ›This week the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work launched its Healthy Workplace campaign called ‘Lighten the Load’. Of the 137 million working days lost to sickness and […]
Read more ›World Mental Health Day occurs this year on Saturday 10th October. A lot of companies are delivering webinars and other programmes to support this important day. At KML we are […]
Read more ›As winter nears, KML have been discussing the benefits of flu jabs and how employers and employees define the difference between COVID and a cold. The BBC recently published this […]
Read more ›According to the HSE (2018/19) an estimated 1.4 million workers were suffering from an illness. This they believed was caused or made worse by their work. Some jobs roles fare […]
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