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 Changing the narrative around menstrual health and the menopause

Monday 5th June 2023
The British Standards Institution’s (BSI) new ‘Menstruation, menstrual health and menopause in the workplace – Guide’ (BS 30416) is a step in the right direction, but is only the start of the conversation.
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 Claustrophobia: A hidden risk in workers during confined space activities

Thursday 1st June 2023
Would you ever imagine that an employee who works in a confined space might suffer from claustrophobia?
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 OSH laws safe

Thursday 18th May 2023
Heather Vyse from legal firm DAC Beachcroft looks at what the government’s ‘U-turn’ on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill means for health and safety legislation.
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 Found in translation: The need for multilingualism in modern business

Thursday 11th May 2023
I have always been interested in language, in its inherent pliability and its ability both to clarify and complicate things.
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 Government has major rethink over Retained EU Bill

Thursday 13th April 2023
The UK government has begun retreating from its Brexit bill plan to ditch EU laws, according to media reports. Given the Retained EU (REUL) Bill’s potentially harmful health and safety impacts – the major government rethink is extremely welcome, writes Richard Jones CFIOSH.
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 Move more in Spring!

Monday 3rd April 2023
Let go of sedentary winter habits and start exercising. Every little helps, says Jo Frape, OSH content developer at IOSH.
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 A reasonable balance to strike

Friday 24th March 2023
Safety interventions should be practicable and cost-effective, but too much of an imbalance towards safety does not make economic sense for employers, argues Geoff Vaughan, who suggests ‘gross disproportion’ provides a practical limit.
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 Not so common sense: predicting risk properly

Tuesday 21st March 2023
Common sense means different things in different countries and cultures. Far better to consider public, industry and expert types of knowledge, writes Angela Gray CMIOSH, technical lead at IOSH.
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 Spring budget and occupational health

Friday 17th March 2023
Richard Jones CFIOSH, comments on the occupational health aspects of the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's first budget statement.
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 Health and safety regulations at risk under draft law

Monday 13th March 2023
A proposed new law aims to revoke EU-derived legislation, including life-saving protections, by December 2023, unless specifically kept or replaced – Richard Jones CFIOSH explains how OSH practitioners can get involved.
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