Legal spotlight
KEVIN BRIDGES explores occupational road risk and how organisations can reduce incidents by addressing driver impairment caused by drugs or alcohol.
The stakes are high
FALLS FROM height remain the UK’s leading cause of workplace fatalities, with the latest figures highlighting ongoing risks — particularly for the self-employed. Jamie Appleton explores how improved safety awareness, robust risk management, and the correct selection of PPE can help prevent needless deaths.
Managing electric battery risk on your premises
LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES are now a fixture of modern life, powering everything from e-bikes and scooters to hand tools, industrial equipment, and electric vehicles (EVs). For UK workplaces, this ubiquity brings opportunity but also risk.
Night vision
NIGHT SHIFTS operate under unique pressures — reduced staffing, limited supervision and slower response times — creating hidden safety risks that demand closer attention. Jeremy Michaels provides an insight.
Rethinking safety
A FOCUS on mental health and compliance could form the new frontline of both workplace safety and business profitability, says RS Safety Solutions.
Practitioner viewpoint
WHEN IT comes to workplace safety, first aid kits are often treated as a tick-box exercise — stocked once and rarely reviewed. But simply meeting the minimum legal requirements isn’t always enough, says Louise Ward.
Lessons in safety
Dee Arp and Dr Nikki Booth explain why assessment is important in education and training.
Occupational hazards
AS DIGITAL technologies rapidly reshape the workplace, organisations are racing to keep up. But the latest IOSH white paper warns that the human, ethical and safety considerations risk being left behind. Richard Bates provides an insight.
Filtering out dust risks
EFFECTIVE DUST control in industrial environments is about more than filtration alone. Managing worker exposure, controlling emissions and maintaining filter efficiency all play a crucial role in protecting plant and machinery, reducing explosion risks and keeping production running safely and efficiently. Nicolas Van der veken provides an insight.
Human skills, AI edge
IN A rapidly evolving workplace, Thiago Ramos explores how people skills, leadership influence and artificial intelligence will redefine the OSH profession — and what tomorrow’s safety leaders must do to stay ahead.
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