Source: Good OSH is good for business — EU OSHA In tough economic times, it’s important to remember that poor workplace safety and health costs money. What’s more, case studies show that good OSH management in a business is linked to improved Read More …
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Healthy Workplaces Summit 2015 — EU-OSHA
Source: Healthy Workplaces Summit 2015 – Managing workplace stress — EU-OSHA Healthy Workplaces Summit 2015 — EU-OSHA The 2015 Healthy Workplaces Summit brings together leading European experts and decision makers. They get together to exchange good practices and explore future strategies for managing Read More …
OSHA Cuts Number of Inspections, Changes Strategy
Source: OSHA Cuts Number of Inspections, Changes Strategy The agency will focus less on the number of inspections it completes and more on completing complex inspections. Assistant Secretary of Labor David Michaels announced Tuesday that OSHA will change its strategy Read More …
Europe already has a OSH strategy… really?
Last year around this date, the European Commission released the new and long-awaited OSH strategy. However, both the document itself and some surrounding circumstances raise some questions on the so-called “EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work 2014-2020”. Read More …
The #OSH road to the strategic management level
My very last article in PrevenBlog -the corporate blog of the consultancy firm PrevenControl- is titled “De la prevención sostenible a la prevención estratégica” (i.e., “From the sustainable prevention to the strategic prevention”) [1] and is all about the proximity Read More …
British Safety Council (@BritSafe): a strong and brave approach
My very last article in PrevenBlog -the corporate blog of the consultancy firm PrevenControl- is headed with a motto [1]: “When the world thinks it´s about legislation, we know it´s about people” This is one of the slogans that the British Read More …
The #nanomaterials´ path is like #asbestos´ way, even in the manners
There is moment in almost any discussion about nanotechnology and safety, in which arises the recurring comparison between nanomaterials and asbestos. It is not about a mere comparison from the point of view of materials science and engineering, of course, but Read More …
Materiality and economy, two approaches for safety and health management within organizations
Weeks ago, I had the privilege of writing an article in the May edition of Safety Management, the magazine of the British Safety Council, one of the worldwide leader and most long-established organizations in the field of safety and health. To open the Read More …
Three macro-preventive indicators of #OSH, my last article for CERPiE-UPC
My last post in Prevención Integral -the site by the Specific Research Centre for the Improvement and Innovation at Companies (CERpIE) of the Technical University of Catalunya- is entitled “La #PRL en los próximos años según tres indicios macro-preventivos” (#OSH Read More …
Real safety culture for celebrating the World Day for #OSH
Today, April 28th, is celebrated -as every year since 2003- the World Day for Safety and Health at Work. This year´s edition is about the desired concept of safety culture. “Join in building a culture of prevention on Occupational Safety and Read More …
The characteristics of a real leader and why the leaders coming from the field of #OSH are so scarce
My last post in Prevención Integral -the site by the Specific Research Centre for the Improvement and Innovation at Companies (CERpIE) of the Technical University of Catalunya- is entitled “El director de #PRL: líder de líderes” [1] (“The OSH director: Read More …
My 6-months experience of freelancer teleworking
Just two weeks ago, I reached the first six months since I established my professional activity under the broad concept of freelancer. My work focuses on business management in the fields of sustainability, environment, social responsibility and labour safety. Since this Read More …