Middle East – Increased focus on regulation and enforcement
February 10, 2014
I am a fan of Coventry City Football Club. There, it's out. We are not the most glamourous team. In fact, we barely have a team after years of under-performing and financial problems. Read More
Language: Lost in translation
February 4, 2014
Health and safety is a global industry. Alan Field considers the challenges that can arise when professionals encounter different languages and cultures and the potential implications for health and safety and wider risk management. Read More
Employers urged to manage workplace carcinogens on World Cancer Day
February 4, 2014
The British Safety Council is urging employers to implement sensible controls to manage workplace carcinogen exposure. Read More
Vote for who you would like to see at Safety & Health Expo
January 20, 2014
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”true” align=”left” margin_bottom=”0″] We would like your help in creating the perfect Safety & Health Expo. Vote for Read More
Aim and ambition
January 7, 2014
In an exclusive interview for SHP, Jan Chmiel, CEO of IOSH discusses the development of the charity's five-year road map, from political agendas to the emergence of health and wellbeing. Interview by editor Nick Warburton. Read More
Dangerous substances ACoPs consolidated
December 10, 2013
Five pieces of health and safety guidance have been combined to help employers more quickly understand how to protect their workers from dangerous substances and explosive atmospheres. Read More
On the right track: dealing with sceptical management
December 2, 2013
A common problem that many safety professionals face, at some point in their career, is a management team that doesn't seem to 'get' health and safety. Louise Ward and Richard Byrne offer advice on how to get managers on board. Read More
SHP-IOSH award winners 2013
October 25, 2013
Achievements in occupational safety and health were celebrated last night (24th October) at the prestigious SHP-IOSH Awards where the industry recognised those who have gone above and beyond to introduce campaigns, initiatives and programmes into their various sectors. The winners were as follows: Read More
Health board fined following violent attack on nurse
September 13, 2013
Lothian health board has been fined after a worker was attacked while making a home visit to a patient with mental health issues. Read More
Measuring health and safety performance
September 5, 2013
Building on the points raised in a series of articles in SHP earlier this year on leading and lagging performance indicators, Robin Stowell explains how managing organisational competence can bring a new dimension to measuring health and safety performance. Read More