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The new President of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has called on its members across the globe to step up to the fact occupational safety and health (OSH) is now recognized as the fifth pillar of universal human rights.
Speaking on being confirmed as the 56th IOSH President in its 77-year history, Lawrence Webb cited the International Labour Organization (ILO) adoption, last June, of a safe and healthy work environment as a fundamental principle and right as an inspiration to OSH professionals to do “remarkable things” for a safer, healthier global workplace.
“This move from the ILO meant the world, never mind the world of health and safety, will never be the same again and I urge all those responsible for OSH to be inspired by this,” said Lawrence.
At a recent Council meeting of its members the Construction Industry Council (CIC) elected Paul Bussey and Philip Baker as the new Chair and Deputy Chair of the CIC Health & Safety Committee.
The CIC Health and Safety Committee provides a forum for health and safety representatives of CIC member institutions and to meet, shape policy, discuss initiatives and develop responses on behalf of CIC and built environment professions.
Paul Bussey said of his appointment “I have been a member of the Committee for some 15 years and coming towards the concluding chapter of my career I have been energised with a wish to use my experience to embed the findings of the Grenfell Tower disaster and the Building Safety Act into the Built Environment in general.”
Philip Baker said of his new role “This is an exciting opportunity for me to work more closely with Paul to continue to drive forward on the work of CIC and in particular to champion the importance of design and construction health and safety risk management amongst built environment professionals through the work of their professional bodies.”
The Sustainable Hospitality Alliance (the Alliance), the leading network for responsible hospitality, and the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC), which aims to radically improve the sustainability of the built environment, have announced a co-operation agreement.
This partnership will combine the Alliance’s sector-specific expertise and reach into the hospitality industry with UKGBC’s technical expertise to enable both organisations to enhance the sustainability of new and existing hotel properties.
Mike Clarke, Director of Membership at UKGBC, said: “UKGBC is delighted to announce our partnership with the Alliance and we look forward to learning from their sector expertise, as we work together to drive a more sustainability and resilient built environment.”
And finally, young people do not find the hospitality industry to be an attractive career choice because they don’t think the sector pays well, according to a nationwide survey commissioned by Umbrella Training.
The survey found that only 1 in 10 young people were willing to choose a career in the hospitality industry, with 31% saying they would not choose a career in the sector because they perceived it to be low paid.
Other reasons included a lack of knowledge about jobs in hospitality (26%), not believing they had the sufficient skills (25%), and not wanting to work unsociable hours (23%).
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