4/16/2023 0 Comments Coronavirus coming back to lifeIt has been an important demonstration of the benefits that qualified and competent OSH professionals bring to their organisations.” “ The pandemic has heightened the focus on wellbeing and mental health in the media, in society and in all workplaces. It’s effective but I really miss face-to-face contact.”ĭuncan Spencer – IOSH Head of Advice and Practice I’ve been in health and safety for 30 years this year and I have learnt a lot of new approaches. I’ve completed more CPD this year with lots of free access to pods and webinars.” Our own understanding of how to manage health risks and psychosocial risk is definitely more established and we have all had to prioritise. The positive is that organisations now have a deeper understanding of the hierarchy of risk control and risk-based principles. “ I work mainly with small and medium sized companies that have fewer resources and those resources were moved into business continuity and Covid safety. Looking forwards and thinking ‘where is the next outbreak’ or ‘how are my people’ is always at the forefront of planning.” “ My approach has become much stricter in certain areas, combined with a collaborative management style that ensures sub-contractors, principal contractors and clients are aligned. Question: What impact has the pandemic had on your approach to managing safety, health and wellbeing at work? Here’s how they responded to questions on what they’ve learned during the year and how they think we should begin to move out of the pandemic. We asked some of our senior leaders at IOSH to put the past 12 months into a global OSH perspective. It’s now a year since the World Health Organization declared a Covid-19 pandemic.
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