Quarter of millennials
‘ignoring H&S guidance’
30th October 2018

A quarter of all millennials are putting themselves in danger by not following Health & safety guidance in the workplace, delegates heard at the first Bohle Glass Safety Day.

John Bradshaw of training provider MRG Services said that by 2020 they would make up 75% of the workforce, adding that they had completely different expectations in the workplace requiring specific direction and expectations of increased support for mental as well as physical health from their employers.

NatWest Mentor Bernadette Harrison added that mental health in the workplace was as big an issue as physical health and safety and warned employers to be aware of their responsibilities.

“As an employer you need to be asking yourself, is it reasonable or unreasonable to be asking someone to do what you’re asking them them to do in a 40 hour week? Because that’s the question a tribunal will be asking - and you need to be able to demonstrate it”, she said.

She added that one in four of the workforce would experience mental health problems at some time and that employers had an obligation to provide a ‘mentally healthy workplace’.

The day also included an asbestos safety training course, provided by MRG. Philip Pinnington, Director of H&S GGF, said accidental exposure to asbestos was now more common in residential home improvement because of improved awareness of asbestos in commercial property maintenance.

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