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Sensors on roller garage door in fatal crush were incorrectly wired

11th June 2019
Management systems
An electrical engineering firm that failed to identify faulty safety sensors on a garage door only a month before it crushed a woman to death has been sentenced.

New voluntary standards scheme targets workplace mental health

6th June 2019
Management systems
A voluntary accreditation scheme aimed at improving employee wellbeing has been launched by a mental health consultancy.
Sir Peter Soulsby, Leicester city mayor, and Paresh Patel, Unite regional secretary for the East Midlands, signed the charter

Leicester becomes 55th council to sign construction charter

6th June 2019
Management systems
Fifty-five local authorities have committed to reducing safety and health risks to construction workers by signing up to Unite the union’s Construction Charter. 

A seat at the boardroom table

23rd May 2019
Management systems
Leadership
OSH professionals can wield more influence at board level if they take heed of a new report from the not-for-profit organisation, International SOS Foundation. 

Safe, healthy and sustainable travel has become more important for OSH roles

19th May 2019
Leadership
International trade and travel for work bring particular safety and health concerns, challenges and responsibilities for employers, managers and OSH professionals.

Cority recognised by independent analyst firm as a ‘powerhouse vendor'

17th May 2019
Management systems
Cority, the most trusted provider of environmental, health, safety, and quality (EHSQ) software, has been recognised as an environmental, health, and safety (EHS) software leader for the third consecutive year in the latest benchmark report by independent research firm Verdantix.

‘Centuries’ of combined experience gather to support Safety4Good

6th May 2019
Management systems
The name says it all. Safety4Good demonstrates the many positive things safety and health professionals do to enable events, projects and new ventures to happen in ways that protect and improve the safety and health of people and workplaces.

Take it from the top

30th April 2019
Leadership
Findings from ERM’s global safety survey show that safety leaders across industry sectors identify leadership engagement as the key to unlocking safety culture and performance improvement. 

Don’t just comply – go beyond and create a lasting safety culture

29th April 2019
Management systems
EcoOnline launch full health and safety software suite “Safety Manager”.  

The business book club: Machiavelli’s The Prince

24th April 2019
Leadership
Today we use the word “machiavellian” to describe someone who gets what they want by lying and cheating, but Machiavelli himself had a profound understanding of human nature