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India’s startup boom: how are these businesses performing on employee wellbeing?

India's startup businesses are celebrated as wealth and employment generators, but there are reports some are struggling to provide and maintain a healthy workplace culture, putting employee wellbeing at risk. In the first of a two-part article, we examine the efforts made by startups to provide a safe and healthy working environment, and the effectiveness of their approaches to date.

By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 09 September 2025

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Himalayan flash flooding: how migrant workers are bearing the brunt of climate change impacts

Recent flash flooding in Uttarakhand is thought to have claimed the lives of a number of migrant workers, prompting accusations the Government is failing to minimise the risk of devastating floods caused by a combination of climate change impacts, construction of upstream hydroelectric plants and deforestation for development projects.

By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 09 September 2025

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For better or reverse

This July, HSE prosecuted two cases in which two workers were killed by reversing HGVs. They shared striking similarities.

By Belinda Liversedge on 04 September 2025

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    Making the most of telematics with effective driver engagement and buy-in

    Fleet and video telematics are increasingly relied on by employers to spot and improve driver behaviour, but it’s essential drivers understand the purpose is to ensure their safety, rather than a tool for punishing them.

    By Applied Driving, Blackout Technologies, Ctrack UK, Queclink Wireless and Surecam on 11 November 2025

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    8 million UK mobile workers lack basic amenities – and it’s not OK

    Mobile workers often struggle to access clean and safe welfare facilities when out on the road, but a new app-based initiative aims to overcome this perennial problem by pairing accommodating venues with workers.

    By Stu Drinkwater, TAL Services on 14 November 2025

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    Driver buy-in critical for an effective road safety strategy

    Effective management of occupational road risk is only possible if employers successfully communicate the importance of all drivers adopting safe behaviours on the road, and there are some simple ways of achieving this.

    By Nigel Lawrence, Applied Driving on 13 November 2025

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    Hiding in plain sight: diabetes in the road transport sector

    With research showing that professional drivers are twice as likely to develop type 2 diabetes than the general public, a new report sets out proven, low-cost measures fleet managers can adopt to both protect driver health and reduce the risk of road accidents involving drivers affected by symptoms of the condition.

    By Becky Hadley on 17 November 2025

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    Investigating work-related road incidents: why it matters and how to do it well

    Effective investigation of work-related road safety incidents is essential for driving improvements in a company’s occupational road risk management system.

    By Simon Turner, Driving for Better Business on 10 November 2025

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    Driving accountability: why directors must own road risk

    Successful management of occupational road risk is only possible if company directors take ownership of the process, setting expectations across the business, monitoring performance and setting a good example themselves.

    By Simon Turner, Driving for Better Business on 11 November 2025

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    Targeting dust in construction

    Rohan Jindal was cycling to college in Dehli where he was studying engineering, when he had to stop. Not because of the hot sun beating down, but because he couldn’t breathe. And although asthmatic, that wasn’t the trigger. Looking all around he saw construction sites emitting large clouds of dust. This was his ‘a ha’ moment. “What,” he asked himself “do they do in construction to supress the dust?”

    By Belinda Liversedge on 10 November 2025

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    India’s road rage crisis: how professional drivers are bearing the brunt

    High profile reports of violent attacks on people who drive for work purposes, like bus and delivery drivers, have shone a spotlight on the growing problem of road rage in India. Commentators say it is now time for the Government to step up prosecutions of those who act aggressively on the road, while educating drivers on stress management techniques, to tackle the problem.

    By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 10 November 2025

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    Delhi’s air pollution problem leaves construction workers jobless and without pay

    Every autumn and winter, Delhi experiences terrible air pollution that places the health of its 40 million residents at grave risk. But government measures to alleviate the problem by temporarily closing construction sites mean hundreds of thousands of daily-wage labourers are being left without wages and a means of financial support.

    By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 10 November 2025

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    Paper vs digital – how CFTS is revolutionising work equipment inspections for members

    A new mobile app makes it easier for CFTS-accredited businesses to manage the delivery of Thorough Examinations of customers’ work equipment, but it also benefits the customer through automated reminders about the safety of their machine and the results of the examinations.

    By Rob Fisher, CFTS on 30 October 2025