Management

Performance psychology coach Bruce Durham CMIOSH on how behavioural safety can learn from the Ultimate Fighting Championship – and vice versa.

Does the effect of ‘horror movie’ safety messaging eventually wear off, to the point where the viewer becomes desensitised?  Paul Verrico and Catherine Henney look at the evidence.

How should organisations consider left-handedness in their safety management systems? Four industry leaders offer their thoughts.

Organisations are facing ever increasing levels of scrutiny regarding their OSH performance. Investors, asset managers, customers and regulators are seeking assurance that businesses are looking after the people who work for them and the communities in which they operate.

Three senior managers at a food waste recycling plant in Leicestershire have been handed prison sentences for gross negligence that resulted in two workers being overcome by toxic fumes and drowning in a road haulage tanker containing pig feed. The Newark-based family-owned and run business, which is being liquidated, has been fined £2m. We spoke to the HSE’s Principal Inspector to get the full story.

A judge has warned that employers must have good reasons for departing from the recommendations of an occupational health report.

A new report commissioned by employee benefits provider Unum UK argues that the UK’s current Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) system is no longer fit for purpose and proposes replacing it with Statutory Sickness Support.

Companies are deliberately choosing not to report all of their safety breaches and fines, so risks to safety are not being picked up by shareholders and other stakeholders, a review of workforce safety disclosures from publicly listed companies (PLCs) has found.

The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) new strategy for managing OSH risks over the next 10 years has been published reflecting the changing nature of the world of work

The switch to electric vehicles is changing the risk landscape for car manufacturers. We found out how G4S is protecting assembly line workers and its first responders