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May 17, 2024

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This week the articles most read have been: The impact of climate change on occupational safety and health, Engaging senior leaders for support and what’s next? Frameworks for HOP engagement and implementation, Waste management company fined after worker suffers burns to body and face, Personality, safety and risk management, Electric vehicles and lithium-ion battery fire safety feature at the HRB Conference.


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The impact of climate change on occupational safety and health

Dr Karen McDonnell, Head of Global Relations at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), says that businesses need to act now to protect workers from the effects of climate change.

Engaging senior leaders for support and what’s next? Frameworks for HOP engagement and implementation

Ahead of EHS Congress Berlin 2024 on 22-23 May, we ask Diane Chadwick-Jones, former Director of Human Performance at bp, and speaker at this year’s event, to summarise her workshop.

Waste management company fined after worker suffers burns to body and face

A worker suffered burns to his face and body after the crowbar he was using came into contact with a live electrical conductor.

Personality, safety and risk management

Tim Marsh and Mark Wilkinson, Managing Director of consultancy firm, Hillmont Associates, takes a look at personality styles, traits of fatigue and their relation to human error risk management.

Electric vehicles and lithium-ion battery fire safety feature at the HRB Conference

2-4 December 2024 will see the 8th International Tall Building High Rise Building (HRB) Conference (UK) come to London alongside Anticipate London at the ExCel exhibition centre.

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