Open-access content This survey has now closed. The results will be published in the March/April 2022 issue of IOSH magazine. About you 1. What is your age range? - Select -18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475+ 2. Please select your gender: Female Male Non-binary/third Prefer not to say 3. Which region do you work in? - Select -AfricaAustralia and New ZealandNorth East EnglandNorth West EnglandYorkshire and HumberEast MidlandsWest MidlandsEast of EnglandLondonSouth East EnglandSouth West EnglandWalesScotlandNorthern IrelandRepublic of IrelandContinental EuropeFar East (China, Hong Kong, Macau, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Mongolia, Siberia, Taiwan, Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Malaysia, Laos, Indonesia, Myanmar, Singapore, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam)India and PakistanMiddle East and North Africa (Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen)Other (please specify below) Other (please specify) 4. Which job title primarily most closely matches your own (leaving aside extra responsibilities such as environment and quality management)? - Select -Safety and health trainee/graduateSafety and health apprenticeSafety and health assistant/coordinatorSafety and health officer/advisorSafety and health trainerSafety and health consultantSafety and health managerHead of safety and healthSafety and health director 5. Which industry do you work in? - Select -Accommodation and Food ServicesAdministrative and Support and WasteAgriculture, Forestry, Fishing and HuntingArts, Entertainment and RecreationConstructionConsultancy & Training ProviderEducational ServicesFinance and InsuranceHealth Care and Social AssistanceInformation & Communication including ITManagement and Remediation ServicesManufacturingMining, Quarrying and Oil and Gas ExtractionProfessional, Scientific and Technical ServicesPublic AdministrationReal Estate and Rental and LeasingTransportation and WarehousingUtilitiesWholesale/Retail TradeOther (please specify below) Other (please specify) 6. Which sector do you work in? Private sector Public sector Charitable/third sector 7. What is your employment status? Full-time employed Part-time employed Self-employed 8. If you are not self-employed, how many people does your organisation employ? - None -<1011-5051-7576-100101-250251-500501-10001000-50005001-10,00010,000-100,000100,001-500,000500,001-1,000,000>1,000,000 9. How many work sites or premises are you responsible for? One 2-5 6-10 11-50 51-100 100-499 More than 500 10. How many employees report to you? None 1-5 6-10 11-50 51-100 100-499 More than 500 11. How long have you worked in health and safety? Less than 1 year 2-5 years 6-10 years 10-20 years 20-30 years More than 30 years 12. How long have you been an IOSH member? Not a member Less than 1 year 2-5 years 6-10 years 10-20 years 20-30 years More than 30 years 13. What size annual H&S procurement budget do you manage? - Select -£0£1-£1000£1001-£5000£5001-£10,000£10,0001-£20,000£20,001-£50,000£50,001-£249,999£250,000-£499,000>£500,000 14. How long have you been in your current job? Less than 1 year 2-5 years 6-10 years 11-20 years 21-30 years More than 31 years 15. What is your IOSH membership level? N/A Student member Affiliate member Associate member TechIOSH GradIOSH CMIOSH CFIOSH 16. What other professional organisations are you a member of? (tick all that apply) IIRSM BOHS IEMA CQI NZISM SAIOSH British Safety Council 17. What safety and health qualifications do you hold? (tick all that apply) IOSH Level 3 Certificate in Safety and Health for Business IOSH Managing Safely SHE Apprenticeship British Safety Council certificate NCRQ certificate Nebosh certificate NVQ Level 3 Nebosh construction certificate British Safety Council diploma NVQ Level 6 NCRQ diploma Nebosh diploma Bachelor’s degree Postgraduate diploma MSc PhD Other (please specify) Other (please specify) 18. How many hours of health and safety training have you completed for your CPD in the last year? Fewer than 10 hours 10-24 hours 25-49 hours 50-99 hours More than 100 hours 19. Were these funded by your employer? (if a mix, tick most often) Yes No 20. What is your annual gross salary, excluding bonuses? (tick nearest figure and please translate to Sterling if outside UK) - Select -Less than £15,000£15,000£16,000£17,000£18,000£19,000£20,000£21,000£22,000£23,000£24,000£25,000£26,000£27,000£28,000£29,000£30,000£31,000£32,000£33,000£34,000£35,000£36,000£37,000£38,000£39,000£40,000£41,000£42,000£43,000£44,000£45,000£46,000£47,000£48,000£49,000£50,000£51,000£52,000£53,000£54,000£55,000£56,000£57,000£58,000£59,000£60,000£61,000£62,000£63,000£64,000£65,000£66,000£67,000£68,000£69,000£70,000£71,000£72,000£73,000£74,000£75,000£76,000£77,000£78,000£79,000£80,000-£90,000£90,000-£100,000£100,000-£125,000£125,000-£150,000More than £150,000 21. If you receive a bonus, please indicate the annual average below. 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6-10% More than 10% 22. Did you receive a pay rise in the past 12 months (excluding promotion)? Pay freeze 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6-10% More than 10% 23. Do you expect to receive a pay rise in the next 12 months (excluding promotion)? No 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6-10% More than 10% 24. How does your organisation measure your annual performance? (tick all that apply) Accident statistics Near misses Employee absence rates Audit results KPI targets Group results Fee income Company results Objectives and appraisals Inspections Personal and business performance Other Performance is not measured 25. Is your pay linked directly to these performance indicators? Yes No 26. What employee benefits do you qualify for? (tick all that apply) Money purchase (defined contribution) pension Final salary pension (defined benefit) Company car Employee share scheme Annual bonus Other (please specify) None Other (please specify) 27. What are the most important elements to you in your work? (tick top three) Benefits package Level of responsibility Salary Management style/culture Location Flexible working Working from home options Job security Diverse and interesting work Opportunities for career progression Training and development Company reputation Annual leave entitlement Organisation’s purpose 28. How satisfied are you in your job? Very satisfied Quite satisfied Quite unsatisfied Very unsatisfied 29. In which time span do you expect to change employer? Next six months Next 6-12 months Next 1-2 years Next 2-3 years Longer No plans to change Your career and Covid – the short and long term implications 30. Has the Covid-19 pandemic impacted upon your earnings? eg by being furloughed, through lost business or through redundancy? (If yes, are you able to estimate this loss in percentage terms?) No, earnings unchanged – skip to question 32 Yes, reduced by 1-5% Yes, reduced by 6-10% Yes, reduced by greater than 10% Yes, increased by 1-5% Yes, increased by 6-10% Yes, increased by greater than 10% 31. If yes, what was the reason for your loss of earnings? Furloughed Lost business Reduced hours Redundancy 32. To what extent have you worked from home during the pandemic? (pick one) I have worked solely from home since the first lockdown was announced I have worked mainly from home since the first lockdown was announced I have worked roughly half the time from home since the first lockdown was announced I have worked mainly at my employer’s workplace since the first lockdown was announced 33. What impact has working from home had on your working hours? I work longer hours from home I work fewer hours from home It’s made no difference – I work the same number of hours 34. What impact has working from home had on your productivity? I feel I get more done when working from home I feel I get less done when working from home It’s made no difference – my productivity remains the same 35. Your wellbeing (tick all the statements that apply to you) My employer has been supportive of my wellbeing during the pandemic I have thrived working from home I have experienced emotional stress at work as a result of the pandemic My work performance has been affected by stress or anxiety created by the pandemic I have taken time off work because of stress/anxiety during the pandemic I have sought support with my wellbeing as a result of work-related stress during the pandemic I am concerned that my job may be under threat because of the pandemic 36. On the whole, do you feel that you have achieved or maintained a good work/life balance during the pandemic? Yes, always No, not at all Most of the time (ie more than 50%) Some of the time (ie less than 50%) Please explain your answer. 37. Has your work changed as a result of the pandemic, either temporarily or permanently? (eg you may have had to find an alternative to site visits; you may have been seconded to another part of your organisation) Yes No If yes, how? 38. How do you think the Covid pandemic has affected your future career prospects in OSH? I think that it has increased my career prospects I think it has had a damaging effect on my career prospects I think it has made no difference to my career prospects Please explain your answer. 39. Has the way you think about OSH changed as a result of the Covid pandemic? Yes No If yes, what sort of change, and why? 40. Please feel free to add any comments on your job or this survey. To enter our free prize draw to win a voucher to the value of £250, enter your email address here. At IOSH magazine, we take the protection of your data very seriously. The answers you have given within this survey are completely anonymous and we will not retain any personal data from you. 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