| HSE's Weekly Digest e-bulletin: 28 April 2021 |
| Having trouble viewing this email? View the content as a web page. | |  This week's digest has guidance to help businesses keep control measures in place as COVID restrictions continue to be eased. There is also a look at some new stress prevention tools, links to HSE's Annual Science Review, news of HSE's recent enforcement activity and links to upcoming training opportunities. For all the latest health and safety updates visit our website. | | | As the economy reopens, businesses should continue to follow the relevant government guidance on working safely and put in place measures to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission. Our page on keeping workplaces safe as restrictions are eased provides the latest information on any changes related to workplace safety. The following workplace controls remain unchanged: There are different approaches for easing restrictions in Scotland and Wales. For a full range of COVID-related information and advice visit HSE's coronavirus pages.  There are 6 key factors to consider in the workplace that, if not properly managed, are associated with poor health, lower productivity and increased accident and sickness absence rates. These are demands, control, support, relationships, role and change. We have launched a new stress indicator tool (SIT) to measure attitudes and perceptions towards work-related stress. It's free to use for up to 50 employees and can help business owners get a good understanding of stress at work and how to prevent, reduce and manage it. You can also download HSE's mobile app to get a better understanding of health and safety law and what is required to protect employees. For more information visit the stress section of HSE's website. | An MOT centre has been sentenced after oil drums supplied by them exploded and killed an agricultural engineer. Read this press release for full details on this prosecution. Other recent enforcement news includes:  HSE is proud to publish this year's science review, 'COVID-19: Collaboration in a time of crisis'. The 2021 Annual Science Review focuses on how our robust scientific evidence has been supporting the government's response to the pandemic. We look at HSE's contribution to the evolving global evidence base and the routes we have used to share that knowledge, including: - Work to support the rapid increase in supply of suitable PPE to the NHS front line
- Biosafety training in relation to COVID-19, including for workers handling bulk quantities of live virus for vaccine research
- Supporting and informing the Scientific Advice to Government in Emergencies (SAGE) response to COVID-19
The review also highlights the range of studies HSE scientists are working on to support healthy and safe work in Great Britain. Download the 2021 review and learn more about the difference HSE makes through our commitment to science. Read about our Chief Scientific Advisor Professor Andrew Curran's personal highlights of the review in this press release. |  HSE continues to deliver a wide variety of innovative and relevant training courses and events. You can visit this page for a full list of events, training, conferences and seminars organised by HSE or where HSE has significant involvement. Upcoming highlights include: | | | You can get all the latest news and updates from HSE across a range of industries and topics. | | | | |
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