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Guest blog by Dr Georges Petitjean
“We don’t have employees using drugs or alcohol in our organisation”, the HR Director of a major City firm told me, almost 10 years ago. Six months ago, a CEO said,...
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In this blog, Dr Natalie Nobar shares her career journey and why she believes working in the sector can make such a powerful impact.
What was it about occupational health that interested you?
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Guest blog by Dr Lara Shemtob
I connected with Kim Baudek (pictured below), senior OH strategy leader and...
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Guest blog by Dr Lara Shemtob
The Keep Britain...
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By Nick Pahl, Chief Executive, SOM
“HR doesn’t understand us!” How often have we heard occupational health (OH) colleagues say this, but it is not always the case.
There is a local authority where the HR...
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By Amanda Hinkley, Chair of the Faculty of Occupational Health Nursing (FOHN)
I had the opportunity to present on the FOHN Accreditation and Competency Framework, which generated interest among delegates. In...
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Guest blog by Liz Kendall
Having spent most of my career in law and healthcare, one phrase stands out as being pervasive in both contexts – early intervention. I advocate for the importance of early-stage health...
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By Rose Wood, SOM International Coordinator
100 million people work in the informal mining sector worldwide, using basic tools to extract minerals and metals, often without proper equipment. There is little...
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By Rose Wood, SOM International Coordinator
A core part of this new partnership is delivering training that equips Health and Safety Officers (HSOs) in Public Health facilities across four regions in...
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By Amy McKeown, Workplace Health Strategy Consultant
When Britain’s suffragettes campaigned for the vote in the early 1900s, women in allied labour movements were also pressing for safer, fairer workplaces;...