 Slips and trips are the most common cause of injury at work. Slips and trips cause over a third of all major injuries and can also lead to other types of accidents, such as falls from height or into machinery. The solutions are often simple and cost-effective. Our website guidance on slips and trips provides information on how to avoid these accidents in the workplace: You can also sign up to our slips and trips - falls prevention course that is being held on 20 July. |  Construction sites across Great Britain are being targeted as part of a month-long HSE respiratory health inspection initiative and the Dust Kills campaign. Site inspections focusing on dust control commenced on 6 June 2022. The inspections are checking employers and workers know the risks, plan their work and are using the right controls to protect workers from inhaling construction dust including respirable crystalline silica (RCS) and wood dust. We have advice for employers, workers and small builders on our Dust Kills campaign website. You can keep up to date with all the latest health and safety news and updates in the construction industry by subscribing to our monthly ebulletin. | Two former company directors have been sentenced and fined after a refurbishment project was found to have disturbed asbestos containing materials while demolition work was still taking place. Both individuals received a 14-month sentence, suspended for 2 years, and were ordered to carry out 120 hours of unpaid community work within 12 months. In addition they were both suspended as directors for 10 years and ordered to pay costs. Read this press release for more details on this incident. This is not the only recent prosecution relating to workers being exposed to asbestos. Read about the construction company fined and director sentenced after workers exposed to asbestos For guidance and advice on asbestos health and safety visit our website. Join our team and help to protect lives and livelihoods. We have a wide range of exciting vacancies. For details of selected posts, follow the links below: View our vacancies 13-19 June is Men's Health Week, encouraging all men to take notice of what's going on in their body and mind. Men's Health Week is coordinated by Men's Health Forum and aims to bring awareness to health issues that affect men disproportionately. It focuses on getting men to become aware of problems they may have or could develop, and gain the courage to do something about it. Research and data indicate that with the focus on the COVID-19 pandemic in recent years, we have taken our eyes off other serious conditions: - Early stage cancer diagnoses fell by third in first lockdown and that shortfall has continued
- Macmillan Cancer Support say around 50,000 people have missed a cancer diagnosis during the pandemic (prostate cancer diagnoses were down 29% between 2019 and 2020)
- Male GP visits fell more than female visits
We're supporting Men's Health Week through our Working Minds campaign. | 
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