Elaine Knutt

A Dhaka factory collapse in 2013 threw the international spotlight on the working conditions in Bangladesh garment factories. Thankfully, concerted efforts to clean up the sector are now making a real difference.

Are the stereotypes about health and safety professionals being challenged by a younger and more culturally adaptable generation?

COVID has forced organisations to engage people with technology – we take a closer look at tech in safety.

There will be a new culture of accountability brought in by the Building Safety Regulator, Dame Judith Hackitt told MPs last week.

Workplaces have become part of a national conversation on mental health and stress, but the tension between individual interventions and structural change remains.

Govt pledges “momentum” on Grenfell reforms after Labour deplores delay.

OSH professionals discuss the steep learning curves of the pandemic

The draft Building Safety Bill, published earlier this week, creates a stringent new safety regime for higher risk residential buildings (HRRBs), backed by a powerful new Building Safety Regulator.

A total of 111 individuals lost their lives at work in the 12 months ending 31 March 2020, the lowest ever recorded number of workplace fatal accidents.

From ‘jobsworths with clipboards’ to seats at the boardroom table, OSH professionals have seen their role change dramatically, along with the nature of work itself.