Strategy

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.

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?

Vanessa Harwood-Whitcher became chief executive of IOSH on 1 August. She spoke to IOSH magazine about her plans and priorities to take IOSH forward.

An international research project is developing human-centred safety performance indicators that could be used to improve safety across different industries. 

Covid disruption, wide scale furloughing of workers and a 10% reduction in weekly hours worked has been accompanied by a 28% year-on-year increase in the number of work-related fatal accidents, according to Great Britain’s annual fatality statistics.

Two OSH regulatory lawyers explain the key provisions of the new Building Safety Bill in England.

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has outlined the accepted good governance principles that should underpin sanctioning procedures for occupational safety and health (OSH) violations. 

Brexit is now a legally enforced reality shaping the UK’s trading relationship with the EU and the rest of the world. But to what extent could it also affect the future development of legislation on health and safety?

The roll-out of vaccines doesn’t make the return to the workplace any easier – it actually creates more headaches for employers.

The US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has launched a national emphasis programme focusing enforcement efforts on companies that put the largest number of workers at serious risk of contracting the coronavirus.