June 9, 2014
Employee engagement, health and safety programmes, and reward and recognition schemes are all important elements of an organisation's high awareness culture towards safety. Richard Byrne argues that to achieve a truly effective safety culture, all three of these elements need to be working in unison. Read More
June 6, 2014
June 5, 2014
June 3, 2014
May 27, 2014
In January, the Department for Work and Pensions published the triennial review of the Health & Safety Executive. Nearly six months on, review lead Martin Temple shares his thoughts with SHP. Read More
May 14, 2014
The HSL has developed a new interactive tool to help organisations get to grips with wellbeing at work. Dr Jennifer Lunt, Professor David Fishwick and Professor Andrew Curran reveal all Read More
May 13, 2014
The Industrial Injuries Advisory Council provides the Government with authoritative, evidence-based risk assessments for the prescription of occupationally acquired conditions attracting Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit. Paul Faupel explains its work and how health and safety professionals can help. Read More
May 7, 2014
Jayne Simpson, Hill Dickinson: Employers owe a duty to their employees to provide a safe working environment and this includes taking steps to protect them from acts of criminal violence in the workplace perpetrated by members of the public. Read More
May 7, 2014
May 6, 2014
Dr David Gold: Security guards, be they employees or persons employed by a contracted security service, have important responsibilities to fulfill. A responsible security guard is trained and actively ensures that lives and property are protected from natural or human events, be they accidental or malicious. Read More