On Saturday 31 October the Prime Minister announced national restrictions coming into force from Thursday 5 November for England. To help contain the virus, the government guidelines mean everyone who can work effectively from home must do so during this time of greater restrictions. You can find out more about homeworking and how to protect home workers. Where people cannot work from home (such as those who work in critical national infrastructure, construction or manufacturing) they should continue to travel to work/attend their workplace. Further guidance on the restrictions is available on GOV.UK, while information is also available on current restrictions in Scotland and Wales. Employers must consider the risk to workers who are particularly vulnerable to coronavirus and put controls in place to reduce that risk. Our website has advice and guidance on how to protect vulnerable workers during the pandemic (updated to reflect the new national restrictions in England). This includes the latest information on: - Supporting workers in higher-risk groups
- Accessing COVID-secure precautions
- Clinically extremely vulnerable workers
- Supporting clinically extremely vulnerable workers returning to work
- Pregnant workers
For all the latest information and advice on health and safety during the pandemic, please visit our coronavirus pages.  Statistics released today show that Great Britain is still one of the safest places in the world to work with the lowest number of deaths on record. However, more than half of Britain's working days lost in 2019/20 were due to mental ill health. The annual report by HSE includes statistics for work-related ill health, workplace injuries, working days lost, enforcement action taken, and the associated costs to Great Britain. View the full press release, which includes comments from Sarah Newton, HSE Chair. |  Share your good ideas and any innovative work practices you have introduced into your business by applying for our 'Risk-reduction through design' award. We want your business to nominate design changes that have made a real impact on reducing work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) risks for workers. Full details, including a look at last year's winners, are available on the HSE website. Please submit your nominations to msdpp@hse.gov.uk by 31 January 2021. | HSE will be present at the virtual CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition on 11-12 November 2020... Rob Vondy, from HSE's stress policy team, will be delivering a showcase session at 2.30pm on Thursday 12 November on work-related stress. On both days you can connect with us at the virtual HSE stand, where we will be talking to delegates about everything that HSE do, with focus on MSDs and stress. We will be showcasing products and services in these areas. Find out more by viewing the full schedule, while you can book your place(s) at the event here. Develop a career at HSE and help to protect lives. We have a number of exciting job opportunities currently available. For details of selected posts, follow the links below: View our full list of current vacancies | 
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