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IOSH Magazine Jan/Feb 2022

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Issue date: January 2022

Building bridges

Welcome to the first IOSH magazine of 2022. I’d like to start by wishing you all a Happy New Year! It promises to be another challenging but exciting 12 months for IOSH and the profession as we continue to support businesses to build, grow and – crucially – protect the world’s workforce.

Over a month has now passed since IOSH launched its Catch the Wave campaign on social sustainability and I’m pleased to say it has been gathering significant momentum as we highlight the value of businesses looking after their people. We are at a challenging time in history where the only constant is change. But, by putting our people first, and by protecting their safety, health and wellbeing, we have the ability to evolve how we work.

There will be much more to come from this campaign in the months ahead, and you can find out more about social sustainability in our cover feature here.

Looking forward, IOSH is finalising its next strategy to build on the success of WORK 2022 and there will continue to be developments to enhance the offer to our members.

IOSH will also continue to work with partner organisations to raise OSH standards around the world. In November, we announced a memorandum of understanding with the International Labour Organization, which will see us working on mutually beneficial projects, and we will be taking part in high-profile events. Already two months into my presidency, I take great pride in being able to represent IOSH and you – our members – at events. Presidential team members will also be presenting at events organised by branches and sector groups. It would be great to see many of you there.

In addition to supporting IOSH’s campaign, my year will focus on how we in the profession enhance our skills beyond the technical and develop modern leadership skills in response to business needs, creating true value within the organisations we support. I’m keen to see the profession build bridges across businesses and academia to create teams at all levels based on trust, which allows diversity of thought to flourish.

And that brings me to another theme close to my heart. I’m IOSH’s 55th president, but only the seventh woman president. Along with the presidential team, I will look to support under-represented groups and give them the confidence to step into leadership positions with IOSH’s volunteer networks and in professional roles.

web_p3_Building-bridges_Louise-Hosking.png There is lots to be done, and I for one am really excited about what 2022 may bring us. Wishing you all a healthy and successful year.

Louise Hosking | IOSH president  

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Articles in this issue

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Sound and fury in the open-plan office

Open-plan office noise increases stress and worsens mood, and it will require a new approach from the profession to tackle it.
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Members' predictions for 2022

Tuesday 4th January 2022
What are IOSH members’ expectations for the year ahead? Will there be changes in legislation or policy, or will it be business as usual? Here are some of your responses.
Open-access content
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IOSH and the ILO: stronger together

Tuesday 4th January 2022
It was recently announced that IOSH and the International Labour Organization (ILO) had come together to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU), which will see the two organisations formally working together on various mutually beneficial projects. We spoke to the ILO’s Joaquim Pintado Nunes and IOSH’s Alan Stevens about how this agreement signifies a new era for global health  and safety.
Open-access content
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Human capital and social sustainability move centre-stage

Tuesday 4th January 2022
As IOSH launches a new campaign to place social issues – and safety and health in particular – at the heart of corporate sustainability measurement and reporting, we look at the place of human capital in managing businesses that are both profitable and sustainable.
Open-access content
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How Balfour Beatty is learning and leading

Tuesday 4th January 2022
Researchers from Loughborough University examine good OSH practice at Balfour Beatty’s Woolwich station site, part of London’s Crossrail project.
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Did you know..? The world’s most dangerous countries for workers

Health and safety consultancy Arinite analysed data from the International Labour Organization, National Safety Council and Elsevier regarding global occupational fatalities. Here are some key findings.
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Feeling like a phoney: tackling impostor syndrome

Tuesday 4th January 2022
Believing you are not as competent as others think you are, or that you don’t deserve your success, is a common experience in the UK workforce. How should OSH professionals manage these lingering doubts?
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What is professional identity?

Tuesday 4th January 2022
Professional identity is more than just an abstract construct: it defines who you are as an OSH professional – whether you are aware of it or not, says Dr Jonathan Backhouse CFIOSH.
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From Ferrari to Fujitsu

Tuesday 4th January 2022
From Ferrari to Fujitsu, Maria Antonieta Martinez GradIOSH has worked for some iconic global brands. Now, she says that wellbeing is the key to a new era of health and safety.
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Future Leader: Network Rail's Samantha Banfield

Tuesday 4th January 2022
Samantha Banfield, workforce safety, health and environment adviser at Network Rail, describes how she went from sociology graduate to rail industry safety adviser via a waitressing stint – and how working towards overcoming impostor syndrome has made her a better OSH professional.
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