Sector: IOSH Group

An employment tribunal has ruled that a House of Commons employee with a longstanding musculoskeletal (MSK) condition was victimised and subjected to discrimination after her employer brought ‘heavy-handed and punitive’ disciplinary proceedings against her.

In the latest of our back-to-basics series exploring core OSH topics, we focus on understanding the IOSH Fire Risk Management Group’s five current principles of fire safety.

Unions and HSE leaders clashed over the enforcement of COVID guidance at work last week – IOSH magazine was there to report on it.

Climar Scaffolding has been fined £15,000 after scaffolding collapsed at Coventry Skydome.

Fifty-seven Transport for London staff have died from the virus – IOSH magazine looks at the measures TfL has put in place.

A judge has slashed a cash-strapped council’s safety fine by more than half in recognition of the impact of COVID-19.

The owners of a banqueting venue must pay £15k after ceiling collapsed at school celebration

The World Health Organization has issued a safety charter calling for 5 actions improve healthcare worker safety.

The safety culture at Kazakhstan’s national railway hadn’t moved on from its time under Soviet control. But in the last year, new HSE director Askhat Sariyev has started to change processes, practices and – most importantly – mindsets.

The critical role played by health workers in protecting patients, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic – and action to better support this essential workforce – is brought to the fore on World Patient Safety Day.