The past decade has seen some real changes in lone working practices across the UK, in the number of lone workers, the variety of jobs they undertake and in the training and technology available to protect them. As the Lone Worker Theatre launches at this year’s Health & Safety Event, Nicole Vazquez, the organiser of its education programme, explores some of the trends and developments in this field
Ten years ago, when the Apple App Store made its debut, the digital world changed forever. Now, with approximately 197 billion mobile app downloads in 2017, and predictions that this number could increase to 352 billion by 2021, Jim Struthers, global sales manager at Casella, asks: how can the health and safety industry truly benefit from the digital age
Tina Weadick explores the attitudes to and initiatives around mental health at work, looking at why it has been (and remains) a fairly tricky issue to deal with
Technology is always evolving and developing as we discover new and more efficient ways to complete day-to-day tasks. This applies to both our private lives and increasingly our working lives. Billy O’Brien, director of customer success at Effective Software, looks at three key software trends for those working in the health and safety sector to watch for in the near future
The manufacturing industry is going through a period of significant change with automation, nanotechnology and changing work patterns all playing a part. At The Health & Safety Event, the British Safety Council will host an educational session centred around its new thought leadership paper, which features expert opinion on a number of the issues affecting the manufacturing sector now and in the future. Here, it provides a sneak preview of some of the key themes
HSM takes a look at how new technologies combined with risk assessment and training are helping to keep fleets and drivers safe
Inhalation of toxic gases can kill you. Therefore, it is important to ensure that you and your employees are breathing air that is safe and free of such gases. RPB Safety’s view is that testing breathing air every quarter is not enough, as the quality of your breathing air is subject to so many variables that can change in an instant. Here, the specialist in air supplied respirators, airline filters and monitoring equipment explains more
The first global standard for occupational health and safety management, ISO 45001 Occupational health and safety management – requirements with guidance for use, was published on 12th March.
The Health & Safety Event is returning to the NEC Birmingham from the 10-12 April 2018 offering an essential insight into the latest trends and developments affecting the UK health and safety sector, including the challenges associated with a rapidly changing world of work and risk
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