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A damning new report indicates workers were put at increased risk of infection by remaining open during lockdown

Leicester garment factories in the spotlight over slavery claims

14th July 2020
Human capital and Vision Zero
A damning new report indicates workers were put at increased risk of infection by remaining open during lockdown
Football tactics

How to avoid relegation

7th July 2020
If businesses are like football clubs, then COVID-19 has just moved the goalposts. Duncan Spencer CFIOSH asks how firms should change their playing style to avoid relegation.
Revitalise 2.0 – build back better and healthier

Revitalise 2.0 – build back better and healthier

4th June 2020
As economies, organisations and workers strive to recover from the downturn caused by the public health crisis of COVID-19, there are calls for long-term investment, prevention plans and to revitalise and ‘build back better’, writes Richard Jones, head of policy and regulatory engagement.
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The future of OSH in construction

19th May 2020
At last, change comes to the sector, led by a surge in urban population and streamlined by technology.
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Megatrends: the earthquake in the workplace

18th May 2020
Megatrends are slowly and profoundly reshaping the world: how we do business, where we work and what we care about. What does the future look like in a world where technology holds sway?
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Safer supply chains

18th May 2020
Human capital and Vision Zero
Ockert Dupper on how the Vision Zero Fund’s strategy on ‘shared responsibility’ and strengthening institutions can lead to safer and more sustainable supply chains.
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Counting the cost of modern slavery

6th March 2020
Human capital and Vision Zero
#MyFreedomDay is a timely reminder that the UK needs to act more decisively to help eradicate the global scourge of modern slavery.

IOSH unveils new competency framework

5th December 2019
Human capital and Vision Zero
A new competency framework to guide the development of occupational safety and health professionals and meet the needs of employers for a broader set of competencies, has been launched by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).

The evolution of OSH sustainability

11th November 2019
Human capital and Vision Zero
Sustainability and human capital are indelibly linked with safety and health. Development of the first concept started to emerge in the 1970s. Initially concerned with environmental sustainability, it gathered pace in 1987 with the publication of the United Nations' (UN) Brundtland Commission report, Our Common Future (bit.ly/30LjLQs). Although sustainability is commonly described under the headings of social, economic and environmental, the focus has been on the last one. Safety and health issues, which can be considered to sit under the social heading, have not received the same level of…

IOSH 2019

1st October 2019
Human capital and Vision Zero
Mental health promotion, leading sustainability and human capital, refining leadership and soft skills, and risk profiling were among the standouts at this year’s conference