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 UK government launches review of whistleblowing protections

Thursday 6th April 2023
The UK government’s Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has launched a review of legislation covering Great Britain that provides protection for workers who ‘blow the whistle’ on wrongdoing in the workplace. This includes when the health and safety of employees and the public is endangered.
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 Gig workers and safety standards

Wednesday 4th January 2023
As gig working becomes more commonplace, how can OSH professionals ensure that safety standards are maintained for every worker in their care?
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 Common sense: a flawed concept?

Wednesday 4th January 2023
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.
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 Predictive analytics

Tuesday 1st November 2022
Using predictive analytics can arm OSH professionals with a powerful tool to expose critical risks and, potentially, avert future fatalities and injuries.
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 Fatigue in the broadcast industry

Wednesday 16th March 2022
The dangerous levels of fatigue in the TV and Film industry have broader lessons for OSH professionals.
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 Ignoring your brain can endanger your safety

Tuesday 15th March 2022
User guide to your brain
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 How Balfour Beatty is learning and leading

Tuesday 4th January 2022
Researchers from Loughborough University examine good OSH practice at Balfour Beatty’s Woolwich station site, part of London’s Crossrail project.
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 OSH statistics: how robust are they?

Even robust data-gathering systems can be subject to sampling bias or other margins of error – while interpretation can add a second layer of distortion. So how secure are the available OSH statistics, and the decisions resting on them?
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 Morrisons denies charges in worker death case

Thursday 19th August 2021
Supermarket chain W.M. Morrison PLC has pleaded not guilty to four health and safety charges following the death of one of its workers in 2014.
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 OSH culture in building sports villages

Thursday 1st July 2021
The athletes’ village sits at the heart of every global sporting event. But building these temporary cities against the clock requires a robust OSH culture.
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