Occupational Safety & Health Journal - February 2012
Regular items
2 News
A round-up of events in the occupational health and safety world.
8 Court Report
This month, Ed Hodson discusses prosecutions resulting from a failure to ensure safe working with machinery.
16 Sitegeist
More websites of interest found by Lauren Smith.
28 Book Reviews
Jacky Steemson gives her opinion on the latest OS&H publications.
30 Safety Groups UK
Contact details and programme listings for local health and safety groups affiliated to RoSPA.
32 Market Place
Products and services of interest to health and safety professionals.
34 Parting Shots: Freedom for the individual?
RoSPA's occupational safety adviser Roger Bibbings discusses Löfstedt's proposal to exempt the 'low risk' self-employed from health and safety law.
Features
11 Health Focus: Small talk
Nick Cook looks at a new research project which aims to develop robust risk management methods for nanomaterials.
19 Check Points: First impressions
The safety induction is a new employee's first encounter with an organisation's safety culture, so make sure the tone is right, says Richard Byrne.
23 Working Life: Dead space
Paul Heslop finds out about the health and safety risks faced by mortuary workers.
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OS&H Bulletin including…
- NHS whistleblowers
- Falls risk factors
- North Sea crash
- OSH culture
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