JACKIE BROWN-HAYSOM road tests a driving simulator that is transforming on-road safety at one of the country’s largest fleet operators.

WorkSafe launched its first ten-year Healthy Work strategy in August. PETER BATEMAN summarises the key points, followed by some expert assessments.

PETER BATEMAN meets a wellbeing champion whose perspective has been shaped in part by her years working in adolescent health.

TERRY COLEMAN summarises the key points of the new asbestos ACOP.

Fatigue in the healthcare sector is an issue for hospitals around the world, but there is increasing evidence that shorter hours alone are not the best solution. JACKIE BROWN-HAYSOM reports.

Most of us talk much more about safety than about health. CHRIS JONES discovers why, and offers a way out of this unproductive mental pattern.

A major build will see hundreds of people from dozens of subcontractors on site, but do they talk to each other? PETER BATEMAN reports on an effective way to build a sense of togetherness.

ACC has decided to terminate the WSMP and WSD incentive schemes. PHIL RILEY explains why, readers have their say, and two experts share their views.

Helen Kelly died on 14 October. Three people close to her – MARYANNE BUTLER-FINLAY, ANNA OSBORNE and TONY SUTORIUS – acknowledge her passing.

JACKIE BROWN-HAYSOM attends the sentencing of three organisations who were prosecuted after the death of a young worker.

A Hastings company used second-hand parts and some ingenuity to come up with the winning device in this year’s award for best design. JACKIE BROWN-HAYSOM reports.

GREG CAIN and MALLORY WARD argue a PCBU’s health & safety record is increasingly important, particularly with the potential introduction of propensity evidence.

In his last column, GORDON MACDONALD says the new asbestos code of practice is the first example of a new kind of guidance.

CHRIS EASTHAM applauds WorkSafe’s new Healthy Work strategy as a positive step forward to enable businesses to better manage health risks.

Newly elected national manager GREG DEARSLY looks forward to implementing the Institute’s new strategy.

The core tasks of nursing remain the same, but how has the risk environment in which nursing takes place changed over the last 20 or 30 years? CHRISTINE SAPWELL reports.

“Our HR team wants to introduce a wellbeing programme to promote good health, but I’d rather we seriously tackled the health exposure risks at our workplace first. How do I make that case and get HR on my side?”

MIKE O’BRIEN recalls two incidents which helped him find his mojo in health and safety leadership.