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 Interview: Nicole Rinaldi

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Nicole Rinaldi became director of professional services at IOSH in October 2021. Here, she looks back over her first few months and towards an exciting future for the OSH profession.
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Whether returning to work feels like the 'baby steps' suggested by UK prime minister Boris Johnson or a huge and daunting task, easing of the lockdown has now begun.
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 Safety critical

Wednesday 3rd May 2023
We round up some of the latest research and reports relevant to OSH professionals.
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Personal Injury

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 Litigation landscape in the UK

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OSH professionals are critical to establishing the compliance culture and safety management rules that will keep both civil and criminal litigation risk in the UK at bay.
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As greenwashing continues to undermine progress on sustainability, we explore whether ‘OSH-washing’ is an equally concerning issue.
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The owner of a roofing firm has been imprisoned for 14 months after a worker died after falling from a roof that had no scaffolding or other safety measures.
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 Optimus+ Red: The Sound Choice for Health & Safety Professionals' Noise Measurement Needs

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The Optimus+ Red continues to excel as the tool of choice for health and safety professionals.
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With an increasing volume of substandard products on the market, the British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) has issued a handy checklist to help specifiers and users check whether personal protective equipment (PPE) is fit for purpose.
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 Specifying or buying PPE or Safety equipment? CHECK-SELECT-PROTECT

Tuesday 2nd May 2023
At the British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) we are urging buyers and end users of PPE and safety equipment to follow a simple process when specifying products to ensure that they are fit for purpose.
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An award-winning rail safety awareness campaign

Monday 2nd March 2020
WATCH this video to find out how Network Rail's public awareness campaign against under-18s trespassing on the railways not only won an IOSH International Railway Group Award, but it has also saved lives.
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Experts from the Prefabricated Access Suppliers’ and Manufacturers’ Association (PASMA), the Association of Technical Lightning & Access Specialists (ATLAS), the National Access & Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) and MSA Safety discuss topical work at height issues, including the APPG’s recent report Staying Alive.
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Work at height round table part 1

Monday 2nd March 2020
Experts from the Prefabricated Access Suppliers’ and Manufacturers’ Association (PASMA), the Association of Technical Lightning & Access Specialists (ATLAS), the National Access & Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) and MSA Safety discuss topical work at height issues, including the APPG’s recent report Staying Alive.
Experts from the Prefabricated Access Suppliers’ and Manufacturers’ Association (PASMA), the Association of Technical Lightning & Access Specialists (ATLAS), the National Access & Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) and MSA Safety discuss topical work at height issues, including the APPG’s recent report Staying Alive.
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