The Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) advice has changed, and an individual risk assessment must now be carried out for pregnant workers and new mothers.
Employers are responsible for providing a safe working environment while effectively managing risks to the health and safety of all workers, including women of a childbearing age.
There will be little practical change as, in your general risk assessment, you should already consider risks to women of childbearing age.
However, the difference is that you must also carry out an
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