Almost a third of small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) do not have a risk assessment policy in place, according to a poll of 1,500 small business leaders carried out for insurers Hiscox.
A global workplace insights report has found that 72% of firms surveyed have mandated a return to the workplace and warned this approach risks higher levels of attrition unless employers ensure the ‘workplace has a purpose tailored to their employees’.
Talking OSH in the workplace can sometimes mean tackling sensitive subjects. Andy Hooke CMIOSH, principal H&S consultant at UK employment law experts, Worknest, explores how to have tricky chats.
Nick Wilson, director of health and safety services at WorkNest, has more than 20 years of training experience, working with individuals from the top to bottom of organisations. Here he explains the steps you can take to improve the effectiveness of training and increased employee engagement when delivering courses.
Newcastle City Council has accepted responsibility for failing to properly manage the risk of a decayed willow tree that collapsed in strong winds and struck several children while they were playing at Gosforth Park First School in Newcastle upon Tyne during the lunchbreak.
OSH is not always top of the boardroom agenda. We explore how you can influence business leaders’ commercial decisions to get them on board with positive health and safety from the outset.
More and more organisations are talking about building it. But what does being resilient mean, and what role can OSH professionals play? Peter Crush investigates.