Can you believe that the Health and Safety Act has only been around for 50 years? To many of us, health and safety operations are instilled in our minds, and we can’t imagine what time was like before them. What is the Health and Safety Act 1974? The Health and Safety … [Read more...] about Health and Safety: Looking to the Future
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An Introduction to Science Based Targets
Introduction I’ve been working in environmental management for a fair few years now and over this time I have seen many initiatives. One that seems to be gaining traction over the last few years is ‘Science based targets’ (SBTs). I am seeing them being quoted by many … [Read more...] about An Introduction to Science Based Targets
Reflecting on 50 Years of Health and Safety
In my mid-20s, I entered the world of health and safety (after leaving my career as an accountant). While studying for the NEBOSH certificate, I remember learning the importance of Health and Safety at Work, etc. Act 1974 (the Act), and learning sections by rote. At … [Read more...] about Reflecting on 50 Years of Health and Safety
Most Exciting H&S Jobs Revealed
Young people are now almost 20 times more likely to pursue a career in health and safety than they were in 2019, according to our own health and safety training data. Could health and safety now be seen as a cool career? It seems so, and we certainly think so! Here, we have … [Read more...] about Most Exciting H&S Jobs Revealed
Is Bias Deterring Women from Health & Safety Careers? AI reveals “pale, male, stale” image
Images of health and safety professionals generated by AI are exclusively white, male, and around middle age, despite the wealth of job opportunities health & safety offers to women. AI image generators use machine learning to generate new images, based on massive … [Read more...] about Is Bias Deterring Women from Health & Safety Careers? AI reveals “pale, male, stale” image