Personal performance

Employers need to place greater onus on competencies linked to empathy and compassion when recruiting line managers so they can manage staff more effectively, according to a new report from Business in the Community (BITC).

Vanessa Harwood-Whitcher becomes chief executive of IOSH on 1 August. We spoke with her about the plans to take IOSH forward.

Achieving Chartered status during maternity leave was just one among many impressive achievements for Karen Godfrey – safety, health and environment manager at Morgan Sindall Construction (Yorkshire and North East).

Chartered Member James Carter explains how the IOSH competency framework has helped him navigate the fast-paced world of retail safety during the pandemic.

While it seems the worst of the pandemic is thankfully behind us, the looming shadow of Covid19 continues to challenge employers.

IOSH has been asked to take on the Occupational Safety and Health Consultants Register Ltd (OSHCR) as one of its companies and help make it a more widely recognised source of competent, independent and proportionate OSH advice.

GradIOSH member Matt Hodkin tells us how he became one of the first people to complete an NVQ Level 6 Diploma in OSH.

Quality, safety, health and environment officer Daniel Dyball TechIOSH explains how the competency framework led him through the double challenge of starting a new job during a pandemic.

An international career spanning five decades has allowed Malcolm McIntyre CFIOSH, IOSH Balkans representative and formerly global health and safety audit manager at Bovis Lend Lease, countless insights into effective OSH management.

Becoming a Chartered Fellow has given Worrell Richards a real sense of achievement. An IOSH member for almost 20 years, Worrell had personal and professional reasons for wanting Fellowship status.