Organisations should provide their crisis management teams with the correct level of training, investment and support so they can respond effectively to the major global risks facing the world in 2023.
OSH professionals are critical to establishing the compliance culture and safety management rules that will keep both civil and criminal litigation risk in the UK at bay.
Whether returning to work feels like the 'baby steps' suggested by UK prime minister Boris Johnson or a huge and daunting task, easing of the lockdown has now begun.
Little more than a third of the global labour force has effective access to employment injury protection, and there are significant disparities between high and low income countries, a global overview of recent developments in social protection systems reports.
No jab, no job – easy to say but a minefield to navigate. As the NHS programme rolls impressively on, thoughts turn to how useful vaccine protection might be.
AI will leave its mark on every aspect of our lives, but is this cause for alarm or celebration? The tech may keep workers safe, but is it a danger to privacy and consent?
Thanks to Brexit, none of the EU's Regulations, Decisions or Directives apply to Great Britain anymore. But how much has really changed? Cedrec's Neil Howe answers your questions.
Following the implementation of The Sentencing Council's Health and Safety Offences, Corporate Manslaughter and Food Safety & Hygiene Offences Definitive Guideline, on 1 February 2016, the average fine handed out by courts increased from just over £54,000 in 2015-16, the year before the guidelines were introduced, to over £150,000 in 2018-19.