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Fire

District council censured over fire safety failures and Legionnaires’ risk

Stress

Indonesian businesses told to extend protection to stressed workers

Wellbeing

Effective return to work programmes after cancer are ‘essential’, says EU-OSHA

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Fire

Grenfell fire would not have spread but for cladding, says leaked report

A leaked dossier produced for the Metropolitan police’s investigation into the Grenfell Tower fire reveals that shoddy refurbishment contributed significantly to the fire’s spread. Seventy-one residents died in the June 2017 fire.

Management systems

ISO 45001 roundtable - full discussion - gap analyses and assessments

To coincide with the new global standard's launch IOSH Magazine's discussion aims to cover the differences between it and the old BS OHSAS 18001, what companies will need to do to make the switch and what consultants and auditors will be looking for in gap analyses and assessments.

Regulation/Enforcement

UK self-employed safety law exemption breaches charter, says European committee

The UK government’s exemption of some types of self-employed persons from s 3 of the Health and Safety at Work Act is discriminatory and falls foul of the European Social Charter, the European Committee of Social Rights has ruled.

Features

Kevin Myers, International Association of Labour Inspection, IALI

Assurance

Leader interview

Kevin Myers, IALI

Chemicals

Chemical regulation

REACH: the clock is ticking

Management systems

Management standards

Table Talk: ISO 45001 management standard

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Bullying

Ill-treatment

Uncivil acts

The extent of ill-treatment, bullying and violence in Republic of Ireland workplaces is highlighted in new IOSH-sponsored research.

Work at height

Case study

Humber Bridge: open all hours

Maintaining the Grade 1 listed structure involves working round high wind speeds and 24/7 traffic flow.

Employee involvement

Quality management

Learning from: quality managers

In our series on what OSH professionals can learn from other professions, we look at those who are responsible for minimising defects and ensuring improvement.