SHP’s Interface page includes the latest news from the Institution of
Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), Europe’s
leading body for health and safety professionals.
New guide launch: Guide is good counsel for councillors
30/06/2009
New guide launch: Guide is good counsel for councillors
A new IOSH guide to help local councillors better understand the health and safety responsibilities they have within their authority has received a warm welcome at its launch.
Initial professional development: Portfolio assessors needed
29/06/2009
Initial professional development: Portfolio assessors needed
IOSH is seeking companies interested in assessing Initial Professional Development (IPD) Skills Development Portfolios (SDPs).
Competence guide: Setting standards in health and safety
26/06/2009
Competence guide: Setting standards in health and safety
Employers have to get ‘competent advice’ on health and safety but there’s no official description of what that means.
Workers' Memorial Day: President highlights work-death woes
25/06/2009
Workers' Memorial Day: President highlights work-death woes
IOSH president Nattasha Freeman did her bit on Workers’ Memorial Day to remember those people who have lost their lives at work.
Training roadshow: Want help marketing your training courses?
24/06/2009
Training roadshow: Want help marketing your training courses?
If you want to get more ‘bums on seats’ at your IOSH training courses, then this year’s Training Roadshow will be a chance to find out how.
IOSH 09: Recession not an excuse for safety cutbacks
29/05/2009
IOSH 09: Recession not an excuse for safety cutbacks
The global economic downturn was at the forefront of minds at the IOSH 09 Conference and Exhibition in Liverpool in March.
IOSH 09: Sharing fresh ideas and practical solutions
28/05/2009
IOSH 09: Sharing fresh ideas and practical solutions
IOSH 09 attracted more delegates and visitors than ever before, and the IOSH stand was buzzing over the two days.
A world leader in safety and health
05/05/2009
A world leader in safety and health Having recently become the biggest health and safety professional body in the world, IOSH comes to the Safety & Health Expo keen to demonstrate why more than 35,000 safety and health professionals have joined its ranks.
I totally agree with Mick, I bet these figures never get reported by Clarkson on Top Gear. I put the success down to many years of hard work, getting the buy in from both the employer and the employee
I find it very disturbing that a company can continue business for 4 years after receiving and ignoring so many enforcement notices before any prosecution action is taken by the HSE. In my humble opin
When will our courts wake up and smell the coffee? Who if anyone checked out the competence of this contractor. It looks again that the contract was won on lowest price. How can competent contracto
Great fine. But why does it take 4 years of reapeatedly ignoring the HSE ''orders'' before it goes to court? The owner is likely to have made the fine cost back in production savings in the four years
How many times do we have to see the words ''In mitigation, the firm said it had no previous convictions and deeply regretted the incident.'' Whats the point in that? It would have been better to prop
Unfortunately the HSE employ many generalists who they have trained themselves. This does not always provide the best inspector for the particular industry in question, and things get missed. I myself
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