IOSH policy: shaping the debate on workplace safety. Influencing policy and regulation for a safe and healthy world of work.
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Today, IOSH has called on employers, educators and governments to build skills in young workers around resilience, digital literacy and employability. bit.ly/47NhcRI
Here's how this has been reported by Smart SME magazine bit.ly/47DqcJ8
Sixty years on from the Aberfan disaster, IOSH is urging organisations and their leaders to never become complacent about risks that could harm workers and communities.
Read more: bit.ly/4scw8Ce
The enduring lesson of Aberfan: listen, challenge and act
IOSH President Richard Bate reflects on why leaders must never ignore warning signs and why preventing avoidable harm starts with listening.
Read more at @NationCymru nation.cymru/opinion/the-end…
People in Aberfan, south Wales, are remembering the disaster 60 years ago today when a coal waste tip collapsed on a school and homes bbc.co.uk/news/live/crd930p8…
Work experience. Managing finances. Help with job applications. Stress/mental health coping strategies. Communications skills. What UK teenagers say they most need to transition into the workplace. Targeted skills building + workplace awareness are key bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6m2…
Psychosocial risks can affect anyone, including health & safety professionals. In European Week for Safety & Health at Work, Laura Wilding explores why managing psychosocial hazards matters for workers & those working to keep them safe bit.ly/4e5eURF #EUHealthyWorkplaces
With the number of Neets said to have hit a record 1 million young people in the UK, former minister Alan Milburn, author of a much anticipated review, has called for money to be moved out of welfare to help fund more employment support for young people theguardian.com/society/2026…
Read how Liz Emms lost her husband Melvin to lung cancer more than 50 years after he used to handle asbestos in his job at Swindon railway works bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwvg… #mesothelioma #occupationalcancer
To find out more about the dangers of asbestos, what it is, where it's found and how to manage the risks, go to the IOSH website at iosh.com/business/for-employ…
Employers urged to turn workers’ mental health experiences into real change
This World Mental Health Day, we’re calling on employers to listen and act on psychological harm: bit.ly/4dXDyDu
#WorldMentalHealthDay
Get up offa that thing and try to release that pressure! A new study from @BJSM_BMJ has found that taking five-minute work breaks - or "movement snacks" - every hour is the best and most feasible way to boost wellbeing without losing efficiency bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78y…
A crisis of safety is emerging from the world of AI, with industry insiders calling for the brakes to be applied to innovation. Here's a former @OpenAI safety leader saying that "companies building this technology aren't being nearly careful enough." theguardian.com/technology/2…
Our white paper, 'The digital dilemma', calls for digitalisation to be managed in a way that ensures progress does not come at the expense of worker safety, health and wellbeing. #putpeoplefirst iosh.com/about/what-we-do/wh…
Former minister @alanmilburn1958, set to publish the final part of his report into Neets (not in education, employment or training) this autumn, has said children as young as four should be introduced to the world of work bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr2k…
Alan Milburn took time out from this week's Labour conference, in Liverpool, to chat to @bbcnickrobinson about the need to get more young people into work. You can listen here to what he had to say bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0032h…
Earlier and better workplace support for those with health conditions or disabilities is key to driving UK growth and productivity, says the new #KeepBritainWorkingReview update. We agree! bit.ly/4yQUIuz
#KBWR
Here's a case of #modernslavery being literally hidden in plain sight - "addresses raided by the police included a tenement flat in Edinburgh's South Clerk Street, a five-minute walk from one of the capital's busiest police stations" bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crd9…
Our white paper, titled 'Hidden in plain sight', points to how #ModernSlavery is embedded in today's economy, often hidden across supply chains and workplaces. It presents this as a health & safety issue, detailing how organisations can prevent harm. iosh.com/about/what-we-do/wh…
The human cost of climate change can't be ignored. Reports linking El Nino-driven extreme heat to hundreds of thousands of deaths are a stark reminder that workers are often on the frontline of climate risks. Governments and employers must do more share.google/IjmygndArVw1fLK…
Our white paper, The heat is on, highlights these risks. From heat stress and exhaustion to reduced productivity and serious health impacts, climate change is becoming an occupational safety and health challenge
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