Around half of work-related ill health is down to stress, depression or anxiety, with each person suffering taking an average of 19.6 days off work per year To mark World Mental Health Day earlier this month, Mates in Mind managing director, Sam Downie, shared a blog on how to build a culture of prevention. The law requires all employers to prevent work-related stress to support good mental health in the workplace by doing a risk assessment and acting on it. Failing to manage stress at work can cost employers in reduced productivity, sickness absence or losing team members. HSE's Working Minds campaign can help. Find out how to support your workers to thrive:  Earlier this year, HSE ran a free duty to manage asbestos webinar It was great to hear from delegates during the questions and answers session. We have taken on the feedback to highlight helpful resources to support 3 common themes:
Watch the free recording of the duty to manage webinar.
Through our 'Asbestos â Your Duty' campaign, we have a range of additional resources available to support dutyholders. You can: HSE monitors and enforces legal requirements on the safety of most products used in the workplace, including any risks to health HSE has a duty to notify the Secretary of State about unsafe or non-compliant products and of the measures taken and communicated by an economic operator.⯠Products notified to the HSE Product Safety and Market Surveillance Unit that present a serious or high risk to the health and safety of the user, and products that have been recalled, are published on GOV.UK.⯠Recent examples of products notified are: HSEâs Building Safety Regulator (BSR) became the Building Control Authority (BCA) for all higher-risk buildings (HRBs) in England in 2023 BSR has produced a useful frequently asked questions (FAQ) guide on how the BCA works, and what BSR expects from industry, including information on submitting high-quality applications. Regularly updated as a result of industry feedback, the FAQ guide includes commonly found issues with rejected applications. There is also a BSR vlog available explaining some of the important changes in building control for HRBs. CONIAC was established to advise HSE on the protection of people from hazards to health and safety within the building, civil engineering and engineering construction industries With a membership made up from HSE, employers, employees and key industry stakeholders (including SMEs), CONIAC delivers practical outcomes and industry resources in support of its purpose and work plan through its working groups. The CONIAC website has useful resources including:  The CONIAC website also includes the regional groups that make up the WWT initiative and its health and safety events. Find your nearest WWT Group and get involved. Upcoming events include:  | 
