Human factors

As gig working becomes more commonplace, how can OSH professionals ensure that safety standards are maintained for every worker in their care?

While it is a phrase familiar to many, for OSH professionals it is a fundamentally flawed concept. We explore why – and find out how to ensure evidence-based approaches are used.

Using predictive analytics can arm OSH professionals with a powerful tool to expose critical risks and, potentially, avert future fatalities and injuries.

A four-day week is being trialled in the UK. What long-term health and safety implications could be created by its adoption in the workplace? Four industry leaders offer their thoughts.

Unions have voiced concerns that employers that use agency workers to fill safety-critical roles during strikes could, potentially, be putting employee safety at risk if they haven’t been fully trained.

The rapid shift to remote working has presented employers with new workplace ethical dilemmas.

The US Department of Labor has presented an Ohio-based vehicle parts manufacturer on its ‘severe violator enforcement programme’ with a fine of $480,240 (approx. £373,000) after inspectors found it had continually exposed workers to multiple machine hazards

Dyson Technologies has been handed a £1.2 million fine after a worker at its Wiltshire site narrowly escaped being crushed by a 1.5 tonne milling machine.

The number of fit notes that GPs issued last year was the highest on record and may have been driven by a rise in Covid infections, a specialist employment law firm has suggested.

Performance psychology coach Bruce Durham CMIOSH on how behavioural safety can learn from the Ultimate Fighting Championship – and vice versa.