July 19, 2019
Every organisation’s human capital includes the skills, knowledge and abilities that workers bring to their work, and how they use them. Effective occupational safety and health (OSH) management helps workers safely operate in their work environments, making OSH a foundational element of human capital. Read More
July 19, 2019
The inaugural Safer Highways Mental Health Summit brought together senior representatives from government, business and academia from across the national Highways sector to launch the first industry-wide ‘Thriving at Work’ Mental Health Survey. Read More
July 19, 2019
Govia Thameslink Railway Ltd (GTR) has been fined £1 million, following the death of a man on the Gatwick Express. Read More
July 19, 2019
SHP’s most-read articles this week includes: Staircase manufacturer reminded of safe lifting, £500,00 fine after worker falls from Brent Cross viaduct, does ISO 45001 support a strong safety culture? Freight container fell on worker, company fined for silica exposure, and much more… Read More
July 18, 2019
Discussing the future of the health and safety profession, a panel of experts talked about what the attributes and qualifications of a good H&S professional should be. Read More
July 18, 2019
The calls for change are legion. A decade ago, Dame Carol Black, called for health and wellbeing to be moved up the corporate agenda. IOSH called on the UK Government to take health more seriously. Latterly, Stevenson and Farmer lamented the organisational over-focus on physical safety risk. Read More
July 18, 2019
A restaurant owner has been fined after asbestos was disturbed during the conversion of rooms above the restaurant into flats in Essex. Read More
July 17, 2019
Anyone that’s worked in health and safety over the last 10 years will rightly be made slightly nervous when hearing the words maintenance and contractors, according to Make UK. Read More
July 17, 2019
"Lack of leadership leads to loss, be it loss of reputation, contract, trust, stock share value or profit but at its most serious, lack of leadership leads to loss of life." Read More
July 17, 2019
Dr. Simon Joyston-Bechal from Turnstone Law, says while delegation is hard, it does not mean 'you should be automatically liable if your contractor fails'. Read More
July 17, 2019
Lanes Group PLC has been fined £500,000, with £9,896.19 in costs, after pleading guilty to an offence under the Work at Height Regulations 2005. Read More
July 16, 2019
Klaus Allion, Managing Director, ANT Telecom, explores the moral duty and legal responsibility of particular industries that operate within a high-risk environment. Read More
July 16, 2019
This article explores the current landscape and future direction of the burgeoning wellbeing industry, and where it intersects health and safety in different organisations. It also examines the types of talent businesses are recruiting, and the different skill sets needed, to successfully deliver wellbeing in the workplace into the future. Read More
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