EDITORS VOICE EDITOR’S VOICE Hello and welcome to the April issue of Tomorrow’s Health & Safety.


“How we do business continues to change,” says Louise Hosking, President of IOSH (Institute of Safety & Health), in her feature on Compliance & Risk Assessment for us this month. As the world becomes increasingly complex, with infectious disease, political and social divisions, burnout and isolation becoming more common, we are having to adapt our organisational health and safety measures at lightning speed.


We cannot, Hosking goes on to argue, expect our legislative frameworks to adapt fast enough within such a volatile and complex world of work, where our only current constant is change. We have to move towards viewing health and safety as a journey rather than a destination, placing our employees and our people at the heart of the organisation. You can see more of her suggestions on how to achieve this on page 26.


We’re now approaching one of the busiest times of the year in the industry calendar with several exhibitions opening their doors over the next couple of months. One of the most assured ways of ensuring you’re up to date with everything that’s going on in the industry is to get yourself to The Health & Safety Event (Birmingham, 5-7 April) and/or the Safety & Health Expo (London, 17-19 May 2022). With thousands of hours of seminar content and the ability to network with all the key associations, future-proofing your health and safety strategy becomes a lot easier.


Enjoy the issue.


CEO Mark Hanson mark@opusbm.co.uk


www.tomorrowshs.com Sarah Robinson, Editor Ryan Lloyd, Editor FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @TOMORROWSHS twitter.com/TomorrowsHS CONTENTS 14


NOT ALONE With more than 80,000


stalking incidents recorded in England and Wales last year, SoloProtect advises on what employers can do to protect vulnerable lone workers.


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AN INVISIBLE HAZARD Shaun Evers, Managing


Director of Stonegate Instruments, discusses the dangers of refrigerant gas leaks and why stringent legislation is driving companies to seek out the latest gas detection systems.


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MAKING WAVES By moving beyond


compliance, we are saying health twitter.com/TomorrowsHS


and safety is a journey rather than a destination, explains Louise Hosking, President of Institution of Occupational Safety and Health.


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THE BIG RETURN The Health & Safety Event is


set to return bigger than ever from 5-7 April 2022 at NEC Birmingham. We have the lowdown on this free- to-attend exhibition.


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HOW TO MANAGE WORKWEAR RISKS


Paul Swift at Elis, outlines four questions that businesses can ask themselves to help minimise risks associated with employees’ workwear.


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