Focus Archive
This page lists, in reverse date order, all the previously published Focus articles. Go to the current Focus.
2010
- Don't oversimplify accidents, by Roger Bibbings, RoSPA (February 2010)
- New Strategy for Health and Safety in Great Britain in the 21st Century. Speech given at the Hawkesmere Croner 5th Annual Health and Safety Agenda Conference by Judith Hackitt CBE, HSE Chair on 10 December 2009 (January 2010)
2009
- Timely fire information available in FIREINF! (December 2009)
- Stress Awareness Day (November 2009)
- Fit for work? Musculoskeletal Disorders in the European Workforce (October 2009)
- Promoting quality at work: information for safe, healthy and productive jobs (September 2009)
- Health and safety in hard times: EU-OSHA Director Jukka Takala advises to think carefully before cutting back on investment in OSH (August 2009)
- Research and Health and Safety (July 2009)
- CIS celebrates: 50 years anniversary (June 2009)
- European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks (ESENER) (May 2009)
- European workers face new and increasing health risks from hazardous substances (April 2009)
- Two reports from the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work warning about dangers in the workplace (March 2009)
- Jobs the Missing Link and Training must continue including OSH training (February 2009)
- Economic Dimension of Occupational Safety and Health (January 2009)
2008
- A healthy return - good practice guide to rehabilitating people at work (December 2008)
- UK Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) urges firms not to ignore safety during recession (November 2008)
- Keeping up with research in health, hygiene, safety and fire (October 2008)
- FIRE information collection adds more databases... FIREINF - the world's premier collection of fire information that is focused and affordable just gets better and better (September 2008)
- Health and safety research - a very important step to achieving Healthy and Safe workplaces (August 2008)
- Healthy workplaces - a top priority in Europe: Reducing accidents and diseases by better assessing workplace risks (July 2008)
- 12 June 2008 - The World Day against Child Labour (June 2008)
- Trade unions demand good occupational health for all workers (May 2008)
- Cutting deaths, injuries and ill-health in construction (April 2008)
- 'Shattered Lives' could affect you, says the UK Health and Safety Executive (March 2008)
- Ensuring a healthy workforce... are you taking action? Many opportunities to listen and learn (February 2008)
- European Foundation's European Working Conditions Survey and Work-related musculoskeletal disorders: Back to work report (January 2008)
2007
- Risk Observatory: New biological threats in European working environment (December 2007)
- UK Directors take Leadership on Health and Safety Guidance (November 2007)
- Ageing workforces around the world (October 2007)
- Train, train and train again... keep up-to-date and invest in new training courses (September 2007)
- Preparedness and emergency services (August 2007)
- Increasing Awareness and Knowledge of Occupational Cancer (July 2007)
- Smarter Working Campaign - changes in working practices (June 2007)
- Decent work for all (May 2007)
- Preventing occupational cancer... and 28 April 2007 World Day for Safety and Health (April 2007)
- Working with asbestos (March 2007)
- EUROHSE 2007 Conference - Spring into OSH (February 2007)
- The costs and benefits of active case management and rehabilitation for musculoskeletal disorders (January 2007)
2006
- New ILO report says HIV-AIDS epidemic costing more than 1 million new jobs per year... and that the workplace should become major entry point for prevention and access to treatment (December 2006)
- Save our young people at work (November 2006)
- If you think health and safety is expensive try having an accident! So train, train, train at EurOhse2006 Masterclasses! (October 2006)
- Job cuts at UK safety body (September 2006)
- The UK National WiseUp2Work Day will be held on Wednesday 30 August 2006 - National Day to focus on reducing Carnage (August 2006)
- European Week for Safety and Health at Work 2006 - Safe Start (July 2006)
- Promoting OSH... International Labour Organisation (ILO) 2006 Conference discussion on "A new instrument establishing a promotional framework in the area of occupational safety and health" (June 2006)
- Latest trends on occupational safety at international conference and ILO-ACTRAV releases new posters - Strengthens Ratification of OHS Instruments" (May 2006)
- Facing Violence at work and 10 years on - The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (April 2006)
- 28 April 2006 - World Day for Safety and Health at Work - Theme: Decent Work - Safe Work - HIV-AIDS at Work and Grab your camera... Calling all young film and video makers!" (March 2006)
- Questioning performance - the director's essential guide to health, safety and the environment and Watch your step in construction (February 2006)
- The Blame Machine: Why Human Error Causes Accidents and Enhancing Occupational Safety and Health (January 2006)
2005
- Workplace violence: issues, trends and strategies (December 2005)
- Better business, safer staff - Go chartered! (November 2005)
- European Campaign for Safety and Health at Work 2006 - young people... start planning now (October 2005)
- Environment and Waste - are you up-to-date? (September 2005)
- Work is essential for good health (August 2005)
- EurOhse2005 conference: creating a winning OSH culture - time to book you place! (July 2005)
- The International Labour Office (ILO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) call for the need for a preventative safety culture worldwide (June 2005)
- Corporate Manslaughter: The UK Draft Bill 2005 (May 2005)
- Want to keep up-to-date in health, safety, hygiene, road safety, water safety and many more topics? (April 2005)
- Environmental information: New directive giving the public better access takes effect (March 2005)
- Horizon Scanning - monitoring future health and safety in the workplace (February 2005)
- Control Banding - Threat or Benefit? (January 2005)
2004
- Good Security Practice... time to do your risk assessment (December 2004)
- New Approaches to Musculoskeletal Health at Work (November 2004)
- Corporate Social Responsibility and Occupational Safety and Health (October 2004)
- Have you made your Booking for the FSE2004 - Food Safety in Europe Conference? (September 2004)
- EurOhse2004: helping you to keep ahead with health, safety, fire and construction standards (August 2004)
- European Commission and World Health Organisation join forces to accelerate the fight against poverty and work (July 2004)
- The 10th International Conference on Occupational Respiratory Diseases (10th ICORD) (June 2004)
- Successful prevention of risks during construction - Good Practice Awards 2004 (May 2004)
- 28 April ILO World Day Safety and Health at Work: Creating and sustaining a safety and health culture (April 2004)
- Commission and EEA make public extensive information about industrial pollution in your neighbourhood (March 2004)
- Fire information for everyone (February 2004)
- Managing Occupational Road Risk (MORR) as a Mainstream Health and Safety Issue (January 2004)
2003
- Corporate Manslaughter: The Proposed offence of Corporate Killing and the potential impact in the EU (December 2003)
- The NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health (pilot) (November 2003)
- Principles of health and safety at work: back to basics (October 2003)
- More information sources on dangerous substances - European Week for Safety and Health at Work 2003 (September 2003)
- Communicating information about dangerous substances - European Week for Safety and Health at Work 2003 (August 2003)
- EUROSHE 2003 Conference: tomorrow's workplace - Aiming for a healthier and safer European Workplace (July 2003)
- First pan-European campaign to combat risks of dangerous substances at work: President of European Parliament and EC Commissioner put weight behind campaign (June 2003)
- Safework - ILO's Global Programme on Safety, Health and the Environment and the ILO Health and Safety Information Network (ILO-CIS) (May 2003)
- The Set-Up-To-Fail Syndrome: How Good Managers Cause Great People to Fail ..... and cause undue Stress (April 2003)
- Introducing the International Association of Labour Inspection (March 2003)
- Occupational Safety and Health monitoring systems in Europe and other countries (February 2003)
- EOHSE2003 Conference - aiming for a Healthier and Safer European Workscene (January 2003)
2002
- Fire information from worldwide sources (December 2002)
- Asbestos legislation developments in the UK (November 2002)
- An Overview on European Union Legislation on Health and Safety at Work (October 2002)
- Stress Out? You are not alone... (September 2002)
- Knowledge Gaps and Research Directions in the Changing World of Work and the Safety and Health of People (August 2002)
- Work-related fatalities reach 2 million annually (July 2002)
- OSH-ROM ... the road to quality health, safety, hygiene information (June 2002)
- Guidelines on Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems (May 2002)
- Inside... the European Environment Agency (April 2002)
- FIRE WORLDWIDE: an expanding information source (March 2002)
- Stress and mental health - one man's story (February 2002)
- Undertaking risk assessments to tackle work-related stress (January 2002)
2001
- Evacuation drill (October 2001)
- Record it or lose it... ensuring that Fire Service history is kept (September 2001)
- 'If it can happen...!' (August 2001)
- An Overview on European Union (EU) Legislation on Health and Safety at Work (July 2001)
- Quieting your construction sites (June 2001)
- Magic mineral to killer dust: the UK Trades Union Congress figures reveal 18,000 deaths from asbestos in four years (May 2001)
- Advancing education in all aspects of Health and Safety at Work: National Health and Safety Groups in the UK (April 2001)
- Reaching those in need: the Sheffield Occupational Health Advisory Service (March 2001)
- Occupational safety and health services in Uganda: constrained by limited resources (February 2001)
- Notify, record, investigate and compensate to prevent work-related accidents and diseases (January 2001)
2000
- Bedazzled, bewitched or bewildered? Keep it simple! (December 2000)
- Setting the standard: what is involved in achieving ISO 14001, the quality standard for environmental management systems (November 2000)
- Safety Regulation as a trade barrier: WTO accepts France's Asbestos ban (October 2000)
- Health and safety trends: European-wide survey results 2000 (September 2000)
- Safety Training for the Construction Industry in Hong Kong (August 2000)
- Are you a good neighbour? (July 2000)
- Safety and labour relations: where is the link? (June 2000)
- An injury to one... (May 2000)
- Fire protection and prevention (April 2000)
- Environmental Policy Developments and Manufacturing: Part 2 (March 2000)
- Environmental Policy Developments and Manufacturing: Part 1 (February 2000)
- Club Zero: a New Approach to Improving OHS Management (January 2000)
1999
- Workplace Compensation in South Africa (December 1999)
- Making Safety Data Sheets (November 1999)
- Behavioural Safety: a Proven Weapon in the War on Workplace Accidents? (October 1999)
- Are Your Leisure and Sports Activities and Facilities Safe and Healthy? (September 1999)
- Lucky for some (opportunities in training and information in occupational safety health and the environment (August 1999)
- Costs of Job-Related Injuries and Diseases (July 1999)
- Working Safely and Healthily with Chemicals and Hazardous Substances (June 1999)
- ILO Says Over 1 Million Work-Related Fatalities a Year Workplace Hazards Evolving as Technologies Develop (May 1999)
- Research into OSH is Altering All Our Lives (April 1999)
- The Overseas Development Agenda and Occupational Safety and Health (March 1999)
- Food Safety Is So Important For All of Us (February 1999)
- Sports and leisure: How Safe and Healthy are Your Activities? (January 1999)
1998
- Plants and the Indoor Environment (December 1998)
- Training Young People in Health, Safety and Fire Awareness (November 1998)
- UK Moves Forward with Chrysotile Ban Proposal (October 1998)
- Seeing and Hearing for Yourself: Keeping One Step Ahead in the Health, Safety, Chemicals, Fire and Environment Information World (September 1998)
- Environment Plus CD-ROM: Helping to Meet Your ISO 14001 Information Requirement (August 1998)
- Your Office Health and Safety (July 1998)
- Sport and Leisure Health & Safety (June 1998)
- Fire Information Worldwide (May 1998)
- Does EU Legislation on Asbestos Remain Adequate? (April 1998)
- Women, Work and Health (March 1998)
- Sport and Leisure Health & Safety Plus CD (February 1998)
- Occupational Asthma (January 1998)
1997
- Woodworking Can Damage Your Health (December 1997)
- Garages Can Damage Your Health (November 1997)
- Oil, Gas and Energy Health and Safety Information (October 1997)
- Health (September 1997)
- Asbestos Can Kill (August 1997)
- Health & Safety On-board Ships (July 1997)
- Forecasting Trends in the OSH World (June 1997)
- Did You Lighten Your Load? (May 1997)
- Health & Safety Priorities in Meat Processing Industry (April 1997)
- Health and Safety in Schools (March 1997)
- Skin Diseases (February 1997)
- Agriculture: the Killing Fields (January 1997)
1996
- Food Safety (December 1996)
- Ergonomic Checkpoints (November 1996)
- Slips, Trips and Falls (October 1996)
- Chemicals and Hazardous Substances (September 1996)
- RSI (August 1996)
- OSH Networking in Europe and Internationally (July 1996)