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Sam's background as a fireman has stood him in great stead managing hundreds of tonnes of flammable products.

Chief executive Bev Messinger retires on 31 July. She looks back on transforming IOSH, expanding its global reach and ensuring the pipeline of young professionals keeps flowing.

Three days of interactive sessions that challenged beliefs, answered questions and inspired motivation constituted the virtual Future Leaders conference in March. We bring you some of the highlights.

Environmental, health and safety officer Andrew Spencer TechIOSH hopes his journey will inspire young people from less affluent backgrounds to invest their efforts in STEM subjects.

In this episode, outgoing IOSH chief executive Bev Messinger reflects on the challenges and achievements of her four years at the helm of the world's largest occupational health and safety membership organisation.

As we all anticipate the 'new normal', whatever form it takes, Chris Cleveland CMIOSH, Head of Safety, Health, Environment, Assurance, Risk and Resilience, National Grid Metering, is clear that adaptability will now, more than ever, be an essential skill for safety leaders.

Four industry leaders discuss the impact of the pandemic on leadership styles over the past 12 months.

IOSH Future Leader and HSE systems manager Jordyn Aitken explains how time on Alltech’s graduate programme and as a lab coordinator has given her a unique insight into the company’s health and safety needs.

Malcolm Staves, corporate health and safety director at L’Oréal, on building and maintaining an all-encompassing safety culture across the giant multinational’s sites.

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.