A number of animal charities, enforcement agencies and trades unions has come together to call on the coalition Government to target irresponsible dog-owners to help reduce the thousands of attacks on workers and the public that occur each year.

A £300,000 CCTV pilot to tackle violent and aggressive behaviour towards NHS workers is being launched today (15 December) by the Welsh Assembly Government.

The Metropolitan Police Federation has raised fears over Met Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson’s desire for police officers to walk the beat on their own, rather than in pairs, in a bid to increase the number of patrols.

Welsh Health minister, Edwina Hart, has appointed a former policeman to drive forward measures to protect NHS staff from violence.

THE HSE has launched a series of real-life case studies that aim to give practical and cost-effective help to employers to reduce the risk of violence to their lone or mobile workers. It is hoped they will help reduce the 1.3 million violent attacks on wo

A mental-health charity has been fined £30,000 for failing to protect an employee who was stabbed to death by a paranoid schizophrenic man.

Exploring the hazards nurses face and the challenges on the horizon, Kim Sunley concludes that a focus on the health and well-being of health-care staff will reap benefits for patients.

Looking after employees who spend their nine-to-five under your roof can be difficult enough, but ensuring that staff who go out and about for their work – especially those who operate alone and in out-of-the-way locations – remain safe and within your protection requires special effort. Craig Swallow explains.

The people who clean our workplaces make our working lives easier and more pleasant but, laments Dr Chris Ide, precious little attention is paid to the many work-related hazards and risks they face.

Front-line staff, including neighbourhood officers and anti-social behaviour workers, are the focus of the first part of a new campaign by housing group Regenda to demystify health and safety for its employees.

More than 60 per cent of nurses working in the community have been subjected to verbal or physical abuse in the past two years, according to new survey findings from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN).

The campaign to change the law on dangerous dogs has stepped up a gear with the launch of a new petition calling on the Government to bring forward new legislation in the Queen’s Speech.

A director of lone working service provider Skyguard has been honoured for his contribution to standards.

The HSE has published new guidance entitled ‘Working alone’, aimed at anyone who employs lone workers, writes Peter Forshaw.

Connexion2 has further expanded its Identicom lone-worker mobile device offering with new versions of the ‘app’ for Android phones and Apple’s iPhone.

Emergency-response specialist Skyguard has launched what it says is the first-ever personal emergency service for British travellers and lone workers abroad.

Lone-worker safety specialist Peoplesafe’s stand will feature a ‘learning zone’, where visitors can seek advice on aspects of lone working.

Skyguard will be showcasing what it says is the UK’s smallest personal safety and tracking device – the MySOS.

Leeds-based Acclaimed Security says CheckCall, its personal-security solution, is to be rolled out across five main operational areas of global infrastructure consultancy, WYG.