Phoenix Health & Safety Archives - Professional Builder

Construction workers reminded of importance of hearing protection
|Date: 24 April, 2024

Construction workers reminded of importance of hearing protection
Construction workers are being reminded of the importance of hearing protection. Noise-induced hearing lo ...
Construction workers are being reminded of the importance of hearing protection. Noise-induced hearing loss is the most common preventable occupational health condition in the world, however in constr ...
24 April, 2024
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42% of construction workers admit working from height regulations are being broken
|Date: 24 December, 2023

42% of construction workers admit working from height regulations are being broken
New research has revealed that 2 in 5 (42%) construction workers regularly break health and safety rules ...
New research has revealed that 2 in 5 (42%) construction workers regularly break health and safety rules because they view them as unnecessary.  The study, commissioned by Phoenix Health & Safety ...
24 December, 2023
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Research shows construction ranks as the 5th worst job for hearing loss
|Date: 6 October, 2023

Research shows construction ranks as the 5th worst job for hearing loss
Boots Hearingcare takes a deep dive into hearing loss risks at work. For some jobs, the risks associated ...
Boots Hearingcare takes a deep dive into hearing loss risks at work. For some jobs, the risks associated are clear from the get-go, but have you ever thought about how your job might be putting your h ...
6 October, 2023
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Phoenix Health & Safety talks mental health for World Suicide Prevention Day
|Date: 5 September, 2023

Phoenix Health & Safety talks mental health for World Suicide Prevention Day
According to the most recent ONS data, construction is the industry with the highest rate of suicide. In ...
According to the most recent ONS data, construction is the industry with the highest rate of suicide. In 2021, 507 construction workers took their own lives - the equivalent of two workers every day[1 ...
5 September, 2023
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Taking care when working outdoors
|Date: 19 July, 2022

Taking care when working outdoors
We’re currently amidst another heatwave in the UK, and Google search trends have seen a whopping 2,950% i ...
We’re currently amidst another heatwave in the UK, and Google search trends have seen a whopping 2,950% increase in the last 24 hours for the ‘legal heat limit to work in the UK’. Nick Higginson, CEO ...
19 July, 2022
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