Noisy offices could be costing UK employers over £40bn a year as graduates reject open-plan Britain
There is a generational divide in how British workers experience office noise, with two-thirds of...
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Category: Health and safety
FIS launches new E-Learning module to help contractors navigate changing Building Regulations
FIS has launched a new e-learning module, Building Regulation Compliance: Contractor Roles,...
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FIS launches new Training Module to support changes in Welsh Building Regulations
FIS has launched a short, targeted e-learning module: The Building Safety Act Wales 2026 to help...
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Drylining sector sets the example through Routes to Competence Framework
The Finishes and Interiors Sector (FIS) and CSCS Cards have today published a draft carding...
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Construction’s mental health crisis: How welfare units can support on-site mental wellbeing
Many roles within construction are known to be physically demanding, but it is the toll on...
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Britain’s noisy offices are making workers sick – and employers are doing little about it
Britain’s offices are fuelling a growing workplace health problem. New research from Oscar...
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Stress Awareness Month: Simple workplace reverberation measures counter stress
Stress Awareness Month is a useful reminder for employers to address workplace noise, which can...
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UK’s productivity crisis: Employees lose more than three weeks a year to noisy offices
As the UK tussles with a long period of productivity stagnation, new research from Oscar...
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The trouble with stubble – How to manage workers with facial hair
Facial hair prevents tight-fitting RPE from sealing, placing workers’ health at risk, so they must...
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Tradies at breaking point: One in three young tradespeople experience mental health issues caused by work
More than one in three (34%) UK tradespeople say their job is harming their mental health, with...
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The Cost of Compliance: What it really means for architects, specifiers and developers
New independent research into how the Building Safety Act (BSA) is reshaping the industry —...
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The Lighthouse Charity and Ripple Suicide Prevention launch new partnership with live webinar
The Lighthouse Charity, the UK’s leading construction charity supporting the wellbeing of the...
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