October 2011
Below is a selection of highlights from IOSH’s coverage in the
media during October:
28 October
The Daily Mail - The battle to save the
party conference
Feature on the case for and against the party conference,
highlighting IOSH’s presence at the Conservatives’ event in
Manchester.
27 October
Edexec.co.uk – Safety experts encourage risk education in
schools
News piece on IOSH Education Group’s ‘Embracing Risk’ event,
encouraging better risk education in schools to help with
extracurricular activities.
SHPonline.co.uk – Legal expert receives IOSH Ireland’s top
accolade
Article on Raymond Byrne, who won the IOSH Ireland Branch
occupational safety and health person of the year award.
26 October
Yorkshire Post - Warning over drive to cut
red tape
Industry leaders and unions warned of the risks of Government
plans to cut ‘red tape’, with a comment from IOSH head of policy
and public affairs Richard Jones.
PRweek.com - The battle to save the party conference
Article assessing the pros and cons of party conference season,
mentioning that IOSH had a stand at the Conservatives' event.
Newsandstar.co.uk (Carlisle) – Carlisle haulage firm Eddie
Stobart has best safety campaign
News of Eddie Stobart’s Best Safety Initiative award win at SHP
IOSH Awards 2011.
22 October
The Daily Telegraph - Work accident
compensation may be cut to reduce red tape
Predictions on what the UK review of health and safety
legislation will contain, highlighting IOSH’s statement that
workplace accidents and compensation payments cost business
£7.8million a year.
18 October
Workplacelaw.net – Nanotechnology firm
receives health and safety award
Cambridge-based Carl Zeiss NTS was the winner of the IOSH health
and safety award at the recent Best Factory Awards 2011.
Health Business – Close control still vital
for asbestos legacy
Feature with IOSH senior policy and technical adviser Jill Joyce
on asbestos management in healthcare settings.
13 October
Isle of Man Courier - Seminar to avoid
hazards in workplace
Article on IOSH Construction Group’s roadshow on challenging
industry issues and new best practice techniques.
9 October
The Sunday Times - Final word - bonkers
over conkers
Nib on high winds that caused the world conkers
championships in Northamptonshire to be cancelled on health and
safety grounds, mentioning IOSH’s common sense approach to the
matter.
6 October
Healthandsafetymonitor.com
– Work-related road risk research
Article on joint research from IOSH and the Transport Research
Laboratory into causes of work-related road accidents, and ways of
preventing them.
5 October
The Daily Mail – Time for the party to
end
Article calling for an end to party conference season, which
mentions IOSH had a stand at the Conservative Party Conference in
Manchester.
1 October
Stage, Screen and Radio – New initiative to
cut accidents in theatreland
Article on the IOSH-accredited health and safety training course
for theatre managers, launched in the West End.