Welcome to OSHWORLD
OSHWORLD is a website from Sheila Pantry Associates Ltd which contains news, articles, events and links for the Health, Safety, Environment and Fire community worldwide. It was established in 1996 and was previously known as Health and Safety World.
Edition 226 – October 2020
News
- Airborne virus a ‘major’ transmission risk
- Virus harms mental health of two-thirds of workers
- Covid-19 crisis hurting most UK retail workers
- Outdoor heater fires double as Londoners gear up for alfresco winter – London-wide safety warnings from London Fire Brigade
- London Fire Brigade urges smokers to take on Stoptober and quit
- Time to move: EU-OSHA launches campaign to address Europe’s most common work-related health problem – Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs)
- Event: Scientific workshop on the future of smart and effective labour inspection
- Event: SFPE20 Conference Highlights 2020 now online
- Event: WOW Working Time Policy Symposium 2020
- Event: Tackling ethnic minority inequality in health and social care – improving care outcomes, learning from COVID-19, addressing underlying factors, and priorities for leadership and the workforce
- Event: Fire Industry Manufacturers (FIM) Expo (rescheduled)
- Event: FIREX International
- New journal article: Egress Parameters Influencing Emergency Evacuation in High-Rise Buildings
- New book: Intumescent Coatings for Fire Protection of Building Structures and Materials
- International standards: Inclusion of metrics for the incidence of occupational accidents
- Protect home workers Coronavirus (COVID-19): HSE update
- HSE Coronavirus (COVID-19): working safely
- Event: Hazards 30 Process Safety Conference
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Editorial
The latest editorial is:
Stop sitting down!
See also the archive of previous editorials.
Focus
See the latest article:
RoSPA Health and Safety Awards 2021 launched
There is also an archive of previous Focus articles.
Diary of Events
The Diary of Events lists a wide range of Health, Safety, Fire, Chemical, Environment events, conferences, seminars, training courses and other related activities worldwide.
News Feed
Keep up-to-date by subscribing to our news feed.
Resources
Country & Subject Links
A list of world wide web occupational health, safety, environment, chemical, fire and related sites listed by both Country and Subject.
Reference Shelf
Everyday reference source for Occupational Safety, Health, Fire, Chemical and Environment information seekers.
Products
List of Occupational Safety, Health and Environment Information Products.
Searching the Internet
A Guide to a variety of other resources you can use to find information on the Internet and tips on how to search most effectively.
Presentations
Presentations given by Sheila Pantry.
"OSHWORLD brings together a collection of up-to-date occupational safety and health resources, including high value web sites such as the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work and International Labour Office (ILO), which help all those seeking quality information".
Dr Jukka Takala, Executive Director, Workplace Safety and Health Institute, Singapore was formerly Director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work and formerly the ILO Director of SafeWork, InFocus Programme on Safety and Health at Work and the Environment, Geneva.
