Duncan Spencer CFIOSH
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Head of Advice and Practice
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IOSH
Articles by Duncan Spencer CFIOSH
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Standards for safety performance
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11 Jun 2026
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Duncan Spencer CFIOSH
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Opinion
Duncan Spencer explains how three IOSH standards guide organisations to lasting, effective health and safety performance.
Standards for safety performance
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Safety or safely – does it matter?
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29 Aug 2025
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Duncan Spencer CFIOSH
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Opinion
IOSH's Duncan Spencer explores how the language we use reflects our organisation’s safety and health culture and maturity.
Safety or safely – does it matter?
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Beware moving boundaries!
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24 May 2024
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Duncan Spencer CFIOSH
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Opinion
Duncan Spencer, our Head of Advice and Practice, blogs about the changing demands of the profession.
Beware moving boundaries!
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Strategy for success
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13 May 2024
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Duncan Spencer CFIOSH
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Opinion
Duncan Spencer, our Head of Advice and Practice, explores a strategic approach to managing mental health in the workplace.
Strategy for success
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Dangers of the blame game
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15 Feb 2024
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Duncan Spencer CFIOSH
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Opinion
Duncan Spencer's latest blog looks at how blame can undermine occupational safety and health culture and how to avoid this.
Dangers of the blame game
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Changing course with the winds of change
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02 Feb 2024
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Duncan Spencer CFIOSH
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Opinion
Our Head of Advice and Practice, Duncan Spencer CFIOSH, looks at the implications for OSH professionals of new technologies.
Changing course with the winds of change
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Smartening up the ethical bow tie
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02 Jan 2024
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Duncan Spencer CFIOSH
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Opinion
Many OSH professionals are quick to suggest we are an ethical profession. IOSH explores what this means.
Smartening up the ethical bow tie
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Artificial intelligence – clearing the fog
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06 Dec 2023
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Duncan Spencer CFIOSH
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Opinion
Looks at artificial intelligence and how it could affect management of health and safety risks in the workplace
Artificial intelligence – clearing the fog
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Is the OSH profession moral or ethical?
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14 Sept 2023
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Duncan Spencer CFIOSH
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Opinion
This article examines the difference between morals and ethics and their importance for the OSH profession
Is the OSH profession moral or ethical?