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.uk/freeguides.The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health publishes many free documents. as well as our Safe Start Up series and online tools. co. you’ll find details of all our current technical and management guides and research summaries.iosh. Here. All our materials are available as hard copies or to download from www.

uk/behavioural Joined-up working covers key issues that are relevant to organisations considering integrating their occupational safety and health management system with other management systems.iosh.co.iosh. will find it useful.co. www. It aims to encourage specialists to work together to reduce sickness absence through strategic approaches. www.uk/workingwell A healthy return provides a grounding in rehabilitation and return-to-work issues.iosh. and includes a work adjustment assessment tool. proactive approach to managing health and wellbeing at work.iosh. including managers and human resources personnel.uk/businessrisk Working well promotes a holistic.co. www.iosh. www. It encourages practitioners to use this knowledge to influence the decision-making process.iosh. out of mind? provides advice on the safety requirements of working remotely. A wide range of professionals. intervention and feedback. www. It includes a tool that can be used to assess remote workers.Information guides We provide either operational or strategic corporate guidance on a range of health and safety issues. Business risk management helps health and safety professionals understand the concept of business risk management and where managing health and safety risks sits in the business risk framework.uk/healthyreturn Looking for higher standards outlines how to set up a behaviour-based safety programme using observation.co.uk/joinedup Out of site.co.co. www.uk/teleworking 01 .

iosh. Published jointly with the American Society of Safety Engineers. www. It contains an action plan and associated guidance notes.co. and how they can be developed.iosh.iosh.uk/enviromgnt Reporting performance is aimed at those responsible for reporting their organisation’s health and safety performance.co. as well as less serious events with the potential for major loss. The advice given covers fatalities. exposure to life-threatening health hazards.iosh.uk/learningthelessons Setting standards in health and safety aims to help raise health and safety performance across all employment levels and sectors by outlining the competences that staff need.co. It highlights the skills practitioners need for successful environmental management. www.uk/globalbest Safety without borders covers issues that should be considered when employees travel abroad for work.co. www.co. www.iosh.iosh. www.uk/standards Making a difference is a guide to environmental management for occupational safety and health practitioners. Key issues covered include using annual reports as a vehicle to describe the organisation’s risk profile and performance.uk/globalvillage Learning the lessons helps organisations respond to ‘hazardous events’. www.uk/performance . high rates of chronic ill health problems.Information guides 02 Global best practices in contractor safety highlights client and contractor practices that lead to good health and safety performance.co.

www.uk/systems Getting help with health and safety outlines the key steps to consider when engaging with a health and safety consultant. do.iosh. It covers the core elements of ‘plan. please contact the Research and Information Services team at researchandinformation@iosh.co. www. as well as indicators and tools that can be used to improve safety culture and behaviour.uk/positiveculture Consultancy – good practice guide is aimed at IOSH members who work as consultants or are thinking of becoming consultants.uk/goodpractice Systems in focus explores what occupational safety and health management systems can offer organisations.iosh.co. www.co. check and act’ – the principle of continual improvement.co. www.Promoting a positive culture provides an overview of the subject. 03 .uk/gettinghelp More information If you have any comments or questions about our information guides.iosh. or would like to order free hard copies. It covers good practice and how to set up and run a consultancy.co.iosh.uk or on +44 (0)116 257 3199.

www.Research summaries Our summaries give you all the major findings of the independent projects we commission.iosh. advice and performance looks at the relationships between corporate safety culture.uk/bodytemp Unacceptable behaviour.iosh.iosh.uk/supervisors Safety culture.co. www. It also looks at factors that might stop unacceptable behaviour or limit its impact.uk/ researchreports. It includes a good practice guide on managing heat stress in the workplace.uk/ practitionertraining The impact of health and safety management examines how proactive health and safety management affects organisations and the people who work for them.co. www.iosh. competent advice and safety performance. www.iosh.uk/impmanagement Factors affecting the supervision of safety explores the factors that influence supervisors’ engagement in active safety leadership and how other workers may affect these influences.co.co.uk/safetyculture What is a good job? examines the importance of different factors in the relationship between work and wellbeing.co.iosh.uk/goodjob Measuring heat stress in industry examines the use of infrared thermometry of tympanic temperature to determine core body temperature in industrial conditions. www. 04 The impact of expert health and safety advice describes the relationship between competent health and safety advice and health and safety performance in the construction industry.co.uk/bullying .co.iosh. To read about the studies in more depth. health and wellbeing at work looks into bullying and violence in the workplace and their effect on employees’ health. www.iosh. www. www.co. you can download the free full reports from www.iosh.co.uk/safetyperform Workplace health issues focuses on the workplace health issues that should be targeted in education and training schemes for health and safety professionals.

www.iosh.co.uk/roadsafety Working voices highlights voice use and the impact of vocal and communication demands in the callcentre industry in the UK and Ireland.iosh.iosh.co.co. www.How supply chains influence health and safety at work looks at the role of supply chains in influencing health and safety management and standards in supplier organisations. www.iosh. www.co. www. and includes a guide to good practice.uk/pictraining Work-related road safety reviews the effectiveness of different approaches to informing businesses about how to reduce work-related road risk. It includes some good practice tips to manage vocal health.iosh.co.uk/workingvoices The health.uk/supplychains Using pictures in training describes how pictorial aids in occupational safety and health training may improve competence and behaviour among migrant workers in the construction industry. safety and health promotion needs of older workers covers current and recent international research on the subject.iosh. www. safety and performance in the workplace.co.iosh. www.uk/coping Teaching health and safety in undergraduate engineering courses examines the health and safety training needs of undergraduate engineers and how training materials could be structured and packaged for use in universities and other learning environments.co. emotional or transient needs.co.uk/teachinghs Safety and communication initiatives at the Olympic Park describes the findings of a study which evaluates the effectiveness and impact of safety initiatives and communications at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games construction project. www.uk/olympicpark 05 .iosh. health.uk/olderworkers Coping in the classroom focuses on the issues and support requirements of educational staff working with students who have behavioural.

co.uk/postretirement Move more investigates the impact of behaviour change techniques on break taking behaviour at work. Please see www.co.uk/annualcompetition for more details.iosh. www. in an office environment. 06 .uk/rulesandprocedures Post retirement age workers and health and safety compares the safety experiences and practices of post retirement age workers with those of pre-retirement age workers.iosh.iosh. giving guidance to help businesses make their safety rules more effective and efficient.iosh.uk/designsafely Sound foundations reviews the literature on rule and procedure management.co.iosh. www.co.Research summaries The limits of influence looks at factors that positively influence the way health and safety is managed by suppliers in the construction and merchant shipping sectors.uk/movemore Annual Competition We commission a range of projects to establish evidence for health and safety policies and practice. www. www.co.co.uk/limits Building safely by design looks at the use of a virtual reality tool to investigate effective modes of interaction between designers and builders. as well as sponsoring organisations researching key issues. www.iosh.

uk/ushaguide More information If you have any comments or questions about our research summaries. please contact the Research and Information Services team at researchandinformation@iosh. 07 .uk/researchand developmentfund Responsible research. and includes examples of projects that we‘ve funded. or would like to order free hard copies.uk or on +44 (0)116 257 3199. www.co. aims to help anyone who needs to ensure good health and safety performance in a research environment. published in partnership with the Universities Safety and Health Association and others.iosh.iosh.co. www.R&D programme – what it means to you explains our research and development programme.co.

Safe Start Up Our Safe Start Up series offers free. or would like to order free hard copies.uk/safestartup. no-nonsense advice and guidance to new or established small businesses. please contact the Research and Information Services team at researchandinformation@iosh.iosh. More information If you have any comments or questions about our Safe Start Up series.co. The guides are all available to download at www.co. 08 .uk or on +44 (0)116 257 3199.

If you’re a teacher looking for a free training programme. case studies.ioshroutefinder.uk Information helpline Our Research and Information Services team can help you with occupational safety and health advice.Web-based tools Risk assessment routefinder is a simple guide to help businesses with the risk assessment process. www.co. training providers.uk Occupational health toolkit is a free online resource. to get students ready for work experience and their first proper job. Work can be published or unpublished. Call the team on +44 (0)116 257 3199 or email techinfo@iosh.uk.oshresearch.ohtoolkit. diabetes and stroke. presentations and more to help you tackle occupational health problems such as occupational cancers. health. The course has been developed by IOSH in partnership with the Health and Safety Executive. This free tool uses a ‘sat nav’ approach to help you create a ‘risk map’ of your organisation.wiseup2work. teachers. skin and inhalation disorders.uk More information If you have any comments or questions about our webbased tools. you can use our Workplace Hazard Awareness Course.co. factsheets. please contact the Research and Information Services team at researchandinformation@iosh. wherever they’re based. 09 . if you’re a member.co. www. It brings together information. guidance. safety and employment law – a completely free service. environmental issues and.co. training materials.co. Researchers and practitioners. musculoskeletal problems. Wiseup2work is a unique information and activity hub for under-21s. The contents of the website work on a ‘bring and share’ basis. are encouraged to contribute by uploading their work. www.co. heart diseases.uk OSH research community is a great tool for contributing towards your continuing professional development.uk or on +44 (0)116 257 3199. and range from a peer-reviewed journal paper to an evidence-based guide. youth workers and employees. stress. www.

More information If you have any comments or questions about our campaign materials.uk or on +44 (0)116 257 3258. To order hard copies.Campaign materials – Li£e savings Our Life Savings campaign – running in the UK and Ireland – showcases how good health and safety management saves lives and money. email campaigns@iosh.iosh. 10 . Go to www.uk/lifesavings to download case studies. please contact the Campaigns team at campaigns@iosh.co. guides and interactive tools to help you make the business case for health and safety in your organisation.co.co.uk.

uk to download free resources to help raise awareness and prevent carcinogenic exposures at work. IOSH’s new campaign.000 people a year worldwide. aims to get carcinogenic exposure issues more widely understood and help businesses take action.org.co.Campaign materials – NO TIME TO LOSE No Time to Lose Cancer caused by work claims the lives of 666. 11 .notimetolose. Our materials are also available as free printed copies – email campaigns@iosh.uk. Go to www. No Time to Lose.

Download IOSH’s free pack on diesel engine exhaust emissions at www. presentations and hand-outs to help get the message accross.org. more than 650 people a year die of lung or bladder cancer as a result of being exposed to diesel exhaust fumes at work.uk. In Britain alone. 12 NO TIME TO LOSE .Campaign materials – No Time to Lose: Diesel engine exhaust fumes pack Diesel exhaust fumes have now been classified as a definite human carcinogen. posters.notimetolose. In the pack you’ll find: a factsheet.

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