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HAVS and cold weather: why vibration damage shows itself in autumn
Every autumn we see the same pattern. Workers who’ve used vibrating tools for years notice, for the first time, that their fingertips are going white and numb in the cold. The damage isn’t new. It’s been build...
Which health surveillance does my business legally need?
Health surveillance might be the most misunderstood duty in workplace health. Some employers think it means annual medicals for everyone. It doesn’t. Others assume it doesn’t apply to them at all, and after 30 y...
Night workers health assessments for employers
If any of your staff regularly work nights, you’re legally required to offer them a free health assessment before they start, and at regular intervals after that. It’s been the law since 1998. We mention that da...
Keep Britain Working: what it actually asks of a 25-person business
The Keep Britain Working review, published in November 2025, is the government’s plan for tackling ill-health-driven worklessness, and it puts employers at the centre of the answer. Nearly everything written abo...
Hay Fever, Antihistamines and Safety-Critical Work
“My forklift driver has started taking hay fever tablets. Is that a problem?” It’s a fair question, and the honest answer is: it depends on the tablets, and possibly on the hay fever itself. For most office role...
Silica Health Surveillance: The HSE Crackdown Explained
In May, the HSE published its first-ever COSHH guidance sheet specifically for engineered stone, and made one thing very clear: dry cutting is unacceptable. Water suppression is how businesses are expected to me...
