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Practitioner viewpoint – April 24

While the world recently celebrated International Women’s Day, Louise Ward looks at some of the issues women can face when it comes to welfare facilities and suitable PPE.

Occupational hazards – April 24

Surprisingly, younger workers are more likely to be off work due to ill-health than the older workforce. Corey Edwards looks at the figures and how to address the issue.

Face the facts

The International Society for Respiratory Protection (ISRP) holds its global conference in Oxford, 22-26 September 2024. Mike Clayton, ISRP past president, introduces you to the ISRP and what can be expected at the conference.

From chaos to clarity

The health and safety sector is flooded with data, which can be used to refine operations and behavoiur to improve safety in your premises. Here, Dan Hobbs provides an insight into leveraging Artificial intelligence (AI) to master unstructured data in health and safety management.

Lessons in safety – April 24

While Matt Powell-Howard brings extensive expertise in individual learning through the creation of NEBOSH courses and qualifications, organisational learning goes far beyond the classroom and is a far more complex concept.

Legal spotlight – April 24

UK government commits to action on occupational health. Kevin Bridges provides an insight.

Your questions answered – April 24

Each issue, British Safety Council will be using this page to answer YOUR questions. Please send any problems, issues or general enquiries about health, safety and wellbeing to [email protected] and their experts will respond in future issues.

Safety gameshow

David Mansell and Scott Hassall reveal Tribe Culture Change’s engaging health and safety gameshow format being presented at this year’s Health and Safety Event and why ‘stickiness’ works.

Break the fall

Falls from height continue to be the most common cause of workplace fatalities in the UK. The latest figures show 40 workers were killed as a result of falling from height in 2022/23, a stark 51% of total construction fatalities*. Ben Haughton explains how fall protection solutions play a key role in safety.

Extinguishing danger

Machinery fires can have devastating consequences for the health and wellbeing of staff as well as as huge finiancial costs for the business. Here,
Darren Hugheston-Roberts provides an insight into machinery fire prevention.

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