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I know you’re gonna dig this
08/08/2008
I know you’re gonna dig this
The Beijing Olympics start today, and are likely to focus extra attention on how London’s preparations for 2012 are going. For our special feature on training, Tina Weadick spent the day with the Olympic Delivery Authority’s health and safety advisor to find out about two initiatives to prepare adults and children from communities local to the planned construction sites for the Games.
Ch-ch-ch-changes
08/08/2008
Ch-ch-ch-changes
Being faced with a new technology that aims to improve the way an organisation works can be a very daunting prospect. But with the right planning and support it can be made as trouble-free as possible, says Linda Easto.
Upon reflection
07/08/2008
Upon reflection
Continuing professional development (CPD) is now required by all major professions and is not about penalising practitioners by making them come back again and again for training in order to generate revenue. Hazel Harvey explains the IOSH scheme and how easy the process can be.
Celebrating 25 years of SHP
24/07/2008
Celebrating 25 years of SHP
The August issue of SHP is our Silver Jubilee issue, featuring a 12-page review of the highs and lows in safety and health over the last 25 years. Contributors from industry, safety bodies, IOSH, and the SHP readership look back on what has been achieved since 1983, and look forward to even greater improvements in the future. Enjoy the celebration!
Training: Environmental wake-up call
24/07/2008
Training: Environmental wake-up call
Dr Anne Miller looks at the challenges and opportunities that the environment and sustainability responsibilities are generating, how different organisations are addressing them, and how safety and health professionals can ensure they are suitably informed to respond.
DSE training: Display of judgement
24/07/2008
DSE training: Display of judgement
Richard Phelps guides safety and health practitioners through the main factors to bear in mind when weighing up which online display screen equipment (DSE) risk assessment and training system to choose.
Men’s health: Working for the man
14/07/2008
Men’s health: Working for the man
It’s well known that men are more reluctant to go to the doctor and sort out health problems than women and, as a result, their health suffers. What is required, argues Peter Baker, is a gender-specific approach to tackling men’s health, which can be achieved by NHS providers and employers working together to deliver health improvement services in the workplace.
Handling hazardous substances: How to win hands down
14/07/2008
Handling hazardous substances: How to win hands down
Every year, millions of tonnes of industrial chemicals help keep British businesses across almost every industry sector running smoothly, but their widespread use and application also makes them one of the workplace’s greatest hazards. In terms of how to handle them safely, John Thorne provides a quick reminder for practitioners of how to select the right gloves.
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Sounds like an ''accident waiting to happen'' that should have been forseen with proactive risk management.
Let me put this scenarioi: an apprentice employee, in the lunch room on their lunch bre
Whilst agreeing with the sentiment that doing our job in order to protect lives is very satisfying, unfortunately living in tax expensive UK means that one has little choice but to look for a decent b
It''s not all about the money. Having worked abroad, in emerging economies, the reward is making a huge difference to the safety culture, instead of just picking round the edges of an overblown system
Steve, I don''t agree with that at all. You may think the public are duplicitous in this but generally they are sick to the back teeth of the influence of health & safety and most people would consid
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