A few days ago I got a news circular from IOSH in my in-tray and one of the items was about how to protect travelling employees from coronavirus. This piqued my interest so I did my usual trick of falling down the rabbit hole. The IOSH item can be found … [Read more...] about Brexit, Studying Health and Safety and Novel Coronavirus (Part 2)
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Poor Fire Safety is Having a Devastating Impact Across the Middle East
Over the last year we have seen numerous devastating fires across the Middle East regions. From December’s hospital fire in Saudi Arabia and the July hotel fire in Dubai, to the re-occurring fires in ‘labour camps’, with the latest one being reported as recently as September, in … [Read more...] about Poor Fire Safety is Having a Devastating Impact Across the Middle East
NEBOSH Diploma Syllabus Revision News #5
In element A6, the changes are more subtle. Once again risk management strategies makes an appearance. These are the usual risk avoidance, reduction, transfer (a type of risk sharing), and retention. What has now been added is a section on when you might use these strategies, … [Read more...] about NEBOSH Diploma Syllabus Revision News #5
NEBOSH Diploma Syllabus Revision News #4
Last week we noted the proposed changes in Unit A, elements 2 & 3. Much of element is much the same as it was (previously element A3). There is a greater emphasis on business terminology now, with explicit reference to performance management, key performance … [Read more...] about NEBOSH Diploma Syllabus Revision News #4
NEBOSH Diploma Syllabus Revision News #1
NEBOSH started their second phase consultation on Friday 14th August. They issued course providers with revised syllabi for further consideration. The proposed revisions take account of comments from employers, students, course providers and examiners. The revised documents … [Read more...] about NEBOSH Diploma Syllabus Revision News #1