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Dead end jobs
How work stress can kill you and how unions can save you Anxiety, depression and heart disease. Even suicide. The occupational diseases of the 21st century workplace are now outstripping the maladies caused by traditional dirty, difficult and dangerous work. Hazards says new evidence proves unions are the best antidote to psychosocial hazards at work and boost the economy.
Hazards 171/172, double issue, spring 2026

Stone deaf
Silica is killing faster than ever, HSE still defends the indefensibleThousands could be dying each year from conditions caused by exposure to silica at work. But Hazards reveals only a tiny fraction are recognised officially. And he warns the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is ignoring devastating evidence of this emerging tragedy.
Hazards 171/172, double issue, spring 2026

Fire storm
UK firefighters lack basic health rights and protection If you had to pick a job placing workers at daily risk of potentially deadly diseases, ranging from lung conditions, to heart problems and cancer, firefighter has to be near the top of the list. So, asks Hazards editor Rory O’Neill, why do the UK authorities not recognise this?
Hazards 171/172, double issue, spring 2026

Class act
Dave Smith’s Guide to Organising | No.29 | Who pays for safety rep training?Safety reps save lives. Training them is a critical component of any coherent national safety policy. But, warns organising expert Dave Smith, the dangerous impact of a dramatic long-term reduction in government support for union safety courses is now being amplified by funding devolution.
Hazards 171/172, double issue, spring 2026

HSE is broke
Hard up regulator is increasingly reluctant to do its jobIf the performance-related pay of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) leadership was based on improving the health of the workforce, they would all be broke. Hazards reveals instead of upping their game, bosses at the cash-strapped regulator are dramatically reducing enforcement and intend to weaken key safety rules.
Hazards 171/172, double issue, spring 2026

Flushed with success
ASLEF wins dignity for train drivers Train drivers will finally have access to toilets at work, in a big win for their union ASLEF.
Hazards 171/172, double issue, spring 2026

Saving Wales
Closing the enforcement gap or papering over the cracks?The government in Wales is promising action on workplace health and safety. Labour standards experts David Walters and Eva Makri outline how unions set out to examine the plan and ensure it is properly informed by engaged trade unions and look at lessons for Wales and beyond.
Hazards 171/172, double issue, spring 2026

Justice gap
End Not Defend coalition says sexual harassment is a safety issueVictims of sexual harassment at work have been failed twice after the HSE refused again to take an enforcement role. Hazards reports that the safety regulator is now facing unprecedented flak for a stance that means there is no justice for the nearly 10 million women harassed at work each year.
Hazards 171/172, double issue, spring 2026

Suicide crisis
Action call as more than one in 10 suicides is linked to workWho benefits when regulators and the courts pursue bosses whose brutal employment practices drive workers to the brink of suicide or to actually kill themselves? Well, says Hazards, new studies suggest we all do, as it leads to ‘significant’ and widespread safety improvements.
Hazards 171/172, double issue, spring 2026

Hazards poster: Psycho killer
Work should not be miserable. It should not leave you desperateStrong unions are the single most 'vital' factor in fighting psychosocial hazards at work - fact.Get support. Get active. Get organised! International Workers' Memorial Day.
A Hazards pin-up-at-work poster

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