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Our research on occupational safety and health

We commission a range of projects to establish evidence for health and safety policies and practice on many occupational safety and health (OSH) topics. The content below is freely available to non-members as part of our charitable objects.

  • Health and safety practitioners' training needs

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    A study on what workplace health issues should be targeted through education and training schemes for health and safety professionals.

    Health and safety practitioners' training needs

  • Health, safety and welfare in the global container terminal industry

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    Research report on the health and safety arrangements in container terminals operated by national and global logistics companies in several countries.

    Health, safety and welfare in the global container terminal industry

  • Immersive virtual worlds

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    This research explores whether combining multisensory information affects the validity of occupational safety and health training initiatives.

    Immersive virtual worlds

  • Improving designers' knowledge of hazards

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    This study focuses on how building designs can be modified to be safer to build while still retaining their design.

    Improving designers' knowledge of hazards

  • Irish workplace behaviour study

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    Study that aims to establish the prevalence of negative acts in the workplace in a nationally representative sample of Irish employees.

    Irish workplace behaviour study

  • Learning from the COVID-19 pandemic

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    This report covers the approaches to support employee health and wellbeing realting to the Covid-19 pandemic.

    Learning from the COVID-19 pandemic

  • Managing safety in outsourced relationships

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    This research explores how outsourcing practices vary when working with different contractors globally.

    Managing safety in outsourced relationships

  • Managing the safety, health and security of mobile workers

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    A report on the safety, health and security for dealing with workers travelling for work or on international assignment.

    Managing the safety, health and security of mobile workers

  • Mental health first aid in the workplace

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    Research on increasing people’s awareness of mental health, reducing stigma, and promoting key strategies.

    Mental health first aid in the workplace

  • Move more

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    A report on using a mixed methods approach to investigate break taking behaviour at work, within a constrained office-type environment.

    Move more

  • Nanotechnology in construction and demolition

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    Nanotechnology is an area promising benefits to many areas of life, including construction and the built environment.

    Nanotechnology in construction and demolition

  • Networks of influence

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    Guidance notes and safety standards to improve organisational safety increasingly encourage safety leadership.

    Networks of influence

Many of our resources are mapped to our competency framework to support your learning and development. IOSH members can access more in-depth resources, which include the principles underpinning various topics and feature practical examples and case studies.

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