 Violence and aggression at work can have a serious impact on your workers physical and mental health. - simplify the navigation to help you easily find the information you need
- remove outdated content and replace it with up-to-date practical guidance
- remind you that HSEâs definition of violence includes aggression, such as verbal abuse or threats â this can be face to face, online or over the phone
The guidance will help you assess the risks, put the right controls in place to protect workers and report incidents and learn from them.  We have separate advice for workers, which explains how they can help employers prevent violent incidents at work. |
 As an employer, you must protect your workers from the risks of manual handling injuries in the workplace. You can find help with preventing these sort of risks in your workplace with our step-by-step guide.  Our manual handling website pages have a range of useful information and advice for employers, including sections on assessing manual handling and training for workers.  There are also links to a variety of useful resources. These include our free-to-download publications: |
The dog walker was thrown 8 feet into the air by a cow which then repeatedly trampled on him as he tried to crawl away. As a result of the incident, the injured man, who was walking the dog while on holiday with his wife, broke 6 ribs and was left with damage to his lungs and spleen.  HSE's investigation established that cattle with young calves were being kept in a field with a public right of way across it.  Read this press release for more details on the incident.  HSE has advice for farmers, landowners and other livestock keepers on dealing with the risks posed by cows with calves.  Other recent prosecution cases include:  HSE's Accident book and Near-miss book can be bought together as a pack. The popular publications are available to buy as our Health and safety recording and reporting pack.  Alternatively, you can buy them individually at the following links: |
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