Stakeholder management

Dr Peter Bonfield OBE FREng FIET was appointed chair of IOSH’s Board of Trustees in February. In his first interview in the role, we asked him how he foresees the profession’s progress.

From ‘jobsworths with clipboards’ to seats at the boardroom table, OSH professionals have seen their role change dramatically, along with the nature of work itself.

Empowering and supporting staff that have poor mental health can be a valuable facilitator in keeping them in work, as recent IOSH-funded research revealed

Safety practitioners rely partly on the power of persuasion, so effectiveness in conversation can be the difference between success and failure.But what makes a safety conversation successful and how can safety practitioners become better at making the most of every opportunity to deliver their messages?

Words: Neil Budworth, Elizabeth Stokoe and Emily Hostatter There is no doubt that the role of the safety and health practitioner is a challenging one; often rewarding, very often enjoyable, but demanding and sometimes eye-wateringly frustrating.When the problem is a technical one, we can apply our training, our underpinning knowledge, and cold logic to design the solution. Our technical knowledge helps define us as a profession and it is why our professional qualifications are so important.