newsIOSH call to include work-related RTAs in official stats
A health and safety body is urging the Government to incorporate work-related road traffic accidents into official statistics…
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newsUtility company praised for health and safety cost-cutting
A road safety programme that saved one of the UK’s biggest energy suppliers over £2million has been benchmarked by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)…
newsDoes less regulation really benefit employers? Study seeks to find out
Reforms of the UK’s system of health and safety are to be evaluated in a two-year study…
newsIOSH concerned by plans to reduce consultation timescales
The UK Government is not giving people enough time to comment on plans to cut health and safety regulations, a leading professional body has said.
newsIOSH calls for action on work-related traffic accidents
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has stated that work-related road traffic accidents should be reported by employers to help cut the number of people killed or injured while driving for work.
newsNew guidance to help bosses better protect their workforces
Research commissioned by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has found a way to help organisations make their health and safety rules and procedures more relevant to the work they do and the staff they protect.
newsIOSH appoints new chief executive
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has announced the appointment of Jan Chmiel as chief executive.
newsReview is a ‘missed opportunity’, IOSH says
Professor Ragnar Löfstedt’s ‘Reclaiming health and safety for all: a review of progress one year on’ – published by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) on 4th February – has been described as a ‘missed opportunity’ to raise concerns about Gover nment plans to change health and safety regulations.
newsIOSH concern over Deregulation Bill
IOSH has called for caution when it comes to protecting the self employed, following the announcement in the Queen’s speech that self-employed people will be exempt from health and safety rules.
newsCompensation fund for asbestos victims
Setting out the Government’s legislative programme for the year ahead, in her speech, the Queen said that legislation will be introduced to ensure sufferers of the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma receive compensation where no liable employer or insurer can be traced.
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