Mental Health Awareness Week

Hosted by the Mental Health Foundation, Mental Health Awareness Week takes place from 18-24 May 2020. The theme is kindness.  Join us this May and help drive conversations on mental health and kindness to create lasting change.

Staying COVID-19 Secure - Poster

Workplaces now have an obligation to display a poster to confirm that they have complied with the government's guidance on managing the risks of COVID-19.

HSE Working safely during the coronavirus outbreak – a short guide

This guide is aimed at all employers and those who are self-employed and work with or near other people. It explains how you can protect people from coronavirus (COVID-19) in your workplace, for example by putting in place social distancing measures, staggering shifts and providing additional handwashing facilities.

Talking with your workers about preventing coronavirus

This guide is aimed at all employers. It explains how you can talk to your workers about preventing coronavirus (COVID-19) in your workplace. You must consult all your workers on health and safety. It is a two way process, allowing workers to raise concerns and influence decisions on managing health and safety

PPE manufacturing deal will create 100 jobs at Wirral site

A Wirral safety solutions firm is creating more than 100 jobs after winning a Government contract to produce surgical gowns for the NHS.  Survitec usually makes goods for the marine, defence and aviation markets.  But its Birkenhead factory will be making sterilised surgical isolation gowns as part of a personal protective equipment (PPE) contract with the Department for Health and Social Care.

The Government's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy

Our Plan to Rebuild - the UK Government's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy (May 2020)

IOSH urges a risk intelligent return to work

Leaders must thoroughly plan and organise the reopening process, using good risk intelligence from health and safety professionals, who can help ensure that proportionate safeguards and controls are in place.  This caution comes from the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) as Prime Minister Boris Johnson is preparing to detail this Sunday how lockdown restrictions can be gradually eased once Government criteria are met.

Reporting a health and safety issue

There are two ways  you can contact HSE to report a workplace problem or concern:  

The quickest way to report a problem (not related to coronavirus workplace safety guidance) is to use our online form and  when you submit it you will get an acknowledgement . If you can't use the form, you can phone us on 0300 003 1647 and we will fill in the form with you. Our lines are open Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 5pm (on Wednesdays we are open from 10am to 5pm).

Returning to work once COVID-19 lockdown relaxes – What’s expected in health and safety criminal law and how can you avoid prosecution?

As part of planning a stepwise resumption of operations in the workplace, it will be necessary to follow the Government’s rules and any revisions as the rules are relaxed, particularly in relation to specific sectors.

To comply with H&S criminal law, it will also be necessary to revise, renew or create your relevant risk assessments dealing with COVID-19 to encompass returning to work. Your COVID-19 return to work plan(s) must identify the hazards and set out mitigation measures.

Social distancing, keeping businesses open and in-work activities during the coronavirus outbreak

Social distancing, keeping businesses open and in-work activities during the coronavirus outbreak

While social distancing is fundamentally a public health measure introduced to reduce the spread of infection, we recognise the concerns raised on social distancing within the workplace and are in contact with trade unions