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OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF WELCOME
The Institution of Occupational Safety
and Health (IOSH) is the world’s leading
New year, new
professional body for people responsible
for safety and health in the workplace.

outcome?
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EDITOR
Joanne Perry
joanne.perry@ioshmagazine.com
t’s now 2024 and, sadly, Santa
DEPUTY EDITOR
Alex Lacey Claus didn’t deliver me a
CONTENT SUB-EDITORS I hoverboard à la Back to the
James Hundleby, Amy Beveridge
Future Part II. This seems
DIGITAL EDITOR strangely symbolic of my view that, while
Kellie Williams
kellie.williams@ioshmagazine.com technology advances, the world of OSH is
DESIGNER slower to catch up.
Craig Bowyer
While I am full of optimism as I take up
PICTURE RESEARCHER the role of IOSH president, I’m also in no give us greater reach and empower us to
Claire Echavarry

doubt as to the scale of the challenge facing make effective changes.
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PUBLISHING DIRECTOR

Aaron Nicholls number that perished in the 9/11 attacks. Through IOSH’s five-year strategy,
This has got to change. Activate 2028, we can lead the way in
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must question whether what we’re doing and how it’s delivered. We must focus
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We must test whether we’re focused on the ill health, and we must strive at all times
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in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical
or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the Globally, we continue to be plagued by the metrics to tell the story of the value
publisher and editor.
an unacceptably high number of serious of good OSH in terms that engage both
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membership team on membership@iosh.com or injuries, fatalities and debilitating ill business and society.
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to combat this. We have a mandate from leader, bringing people together to drive
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