Putting on the style
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Workwear is worn by half the UK workforce, some 11 million people. It is becoming increasingly common for fashion to be taken into account when designing workwear, with designers Bruce Oldfield and Jeff Banks both having been involved in workwear design. In certain professions, such as nursing and the police force, it remains extremely important that workwear will withstand a challenging environment. For this reason, there will natural limits to the extent to which fashion can influence workwear design.
Publication Name: Occupational Safety & Health
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0143-5353
Year: 1999
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Old enough to work; young enough to die
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The Health and Safety Executive is collaborating with the Department for Education and Employment, the Scottish Executive, and the National Assembly for Wales on guidelines aimed at organisers of work experience programmes. In 1997, a teenager died while cleaning a grain bin at the farming company David Foot during his work experience placement. A subsequent investigation revealed that the farming company had not carried out any risk assessment.
Publication Name: Occupational Safety & Health
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0143-5353
Year: 1999
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Survival of the fittest?
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Employers who send their staff on outdoor professional development courses are still liable under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, though managers of the training centres have primary responsibility. The outdoor programmes, which can be modified to accommodate a variety of physical fitness levels, can improve self-confidence and teamwork skills in participants.
Publication Name: Occupational Safety & Health
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0143-5353
Year: 1996
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