Health and Safety Workplace Cultures Naturally Mental Health issues can occur throughout all workplaces and industries. Poor mental health can affect any one of us. However, within the Health and Safety industries, there are some environments where raising concern about these … [Read more...] about Mental Health Awareness Within H&S and The Workplace
Historical Parallels – The Great London Smog of 1952
As anyone who has attended a majority of the classroom-based courses that I have delivered will know; I believe a case study from the past can assist in helping students understand the problems of today. This can be a great learning experience. In regards to air pollution, I’m … [Read more...] about Historical Parallels – The Great London Smog of 1952
The First Step to a Career in Environmental Management
I can’t believe that I have been working as an environmental management consultant and trainer for twenty years. Much like a professional footballer who is playing in his early thirties (I wish) I have achieved veteran status! My career has had its ups and downs over the years. … [Read more...] about The First Step to a Career in Environmental Management
The Five Capitals – a Model for Sustainable Development
In this post I thought I would consider sustainable development and the operation of a model to describe how its components fit together. As many of you will probably be aware the ‘stock’ definition of sustainable development is as follows ‘Sustainable development is development … [Read more...] about The Five Capitals – a Model for Sustainable Development
ISO 45001
“Plan; Do; Check; Act; Check it out; What; what; what; What’s it all about?” (With apologies to the Beasty Boys) In March 2019, the new occupational health and safety management system (OHSMS) ISO45001 was launched by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). … [Read more...] about ISO 45001