Featured Issue 2 2022

The use of single-use gloves has exploded in the wake of the pandemic. Sustainable solutions are desperately needed to tackle the growing volume of associated waste. NICOLAS BYKOFF, head of content and digital ... Read More...

Construction Regulation 5(1)(a) requires that “a baseline risk assessment is to be performed for an intended construction work project”. Unfortunately, not many health and safety practitioners are aware that th... Read More...

The excitement is mounting behind the scenes for confirmed exhibitors at the continent’s leading occupational health and safety (OHS) show, as preparations continue following a two-year gap. Specialised Exhibit... Read More...

To hear for life, listen with care – especially at work, writes Dr Karen Michell, research programme lead of occupational health at the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). Occupational exposu... Read More...

Society has conditioned us into believing that employee benefits are reserved for the “white collar” office worker. As such, companies design remuneration packages with additional benefits like group life and d... Read More...

They’re at work before the crack of dawn until long after most other citizens have gone to bed. And yet waste pickers are viewed as an irritation by many who see them going through their rubbish bins. “Instead... Read More...