Leadership and management

One result of the COVID-19 pandemic has been to shine a light on the disparities in global OSH behaviours. We asked Nnedinma Umeokafor GradIOSH which opportunities are still there for the taking.

IOSH Future Leader Jessica Sales explains her journey from lab quality control apprentice to QHSE manager with global commercial real estate services and investment company, CBRE. 

Oliver Williams CMIOSH, regional health and safety manager at Ellis Whittam, takes a deeper look at safety culture in the next of our series of articles on managing core OSH risks.

IOSH's new thought leadership manager Chris Jerman tells us what his new role will entail, and why it's so important for safety managers to be thinkers.

This excellent book by Gill Kernick shines a light on all those undercurrents and how, as you read this, they may even be undermining your safety management system.

A European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) report exploring the health risks associated with prolonged static sitting at work has outlined a range of measures that employers should include in a prevention strategy to enhance employee protection.

The Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR) annual report of health and safety on Britain’s railways highlights worker safety as a top priority for Network Rail after the death of three rail employees, including two track workers.

WorkSafe NZ has published a report with 13 recommendations to improve vehicle-related health and safety and actively manage supply chain pressures to minimise vehicle-related risks.

Chief executive Bev Messinger retires on 31 July. She looks back on transforming IOSH, expanding its global reach and ensuring the pipeline of young professionals keeps flowing.

Environmental, health and safety officer Andrew Spencer TechIOSH hopes his journey will inspire young people from less affluent backgrounds to invest their efforts in STEM subjects.