 HSE's latest advice on keeping workplaces safe will help you protect those at work during the pandemic. Our website provides the latest information on how you can continue to keep your workplace safe. There is also advice on GOV.UK explaining how you can stay safe and reduce the spread of COVID-19. It has information on Plan B in England, including measures such as face coverings and the NHS COVID Pass. Those who can work from home should do so – our website has further advice on home working for both employers and workers. There is separate advice for Scotland and Wales. | HSE recently published statistics that cover work-related ill health and non-fatal workplace injuries in the 2020/21 period. The annual report by HSE found that in Great Britain 1.7 million working people are suffering from work-related ill health and that 142 workers were killed at work in this time period. Our statistics website provides detailed commentary on these figures and is supported by: For more information you can view a press release, which includes comments from Sarah Albon, HSE Chief Executive.  Give your career a kick start as 2022 begins and join our team saving lives and livelihoods here at HSE. We currently have a wide range of opportunities to join HSE. You can check a list of current vacancies. A selection of vacancies is below. Find out more and apply by following the links: | Staffordshire County Council has been prosecuted for failing to inspect and maintain trees on a public footpath, following the death of a member of the public. HSE's investigation found that found that the oak tree, approximately 12-14 metres high, had defects from which it was foreseeable that it was likely to fall and cause injury. A man walking his dog was struck and killed by part of the tree. Read this press release for more details on this incident. Other recent enforcement news includes: Given the relative lack of knowledge about the interface between long COVID and work, HSE commissioned a study to consider the scientific evidence. The researchers summarised the evidence on the impact of long COVID on work, the workplace, and return to work interventions. They made initial recommendations for guidelines to facilitate workers suffering from long COVID to return to work. Professor David Fishwick, HSE's Chief Medical Adviser commented: 'Drawing together the evidence base is really important to define the best way forward for workers suffering from long COVID, in order to best help them feel better and return to work healthy.' View the report: Return to work after long COVID (PDF) | 
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