33 Original and Exclusive Think Pieces
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Lena Abrahamsson
Gender perspectives on the impact of technological change in mining
05 April 2019
Lena Abrahamsson - Chair Professor of Human Work Science, and Dean, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
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Cristina Banks
Health, Safety, Well-Being and Economic Security Implications of Gig Work: An Interdisciplinary Perspective
04 April 2019
Cristina Banks - Director, Interdisciplinary Center for Healthy Workplace University of California, Berkeley
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Kris De Meester (IOE)
Mainstreaming OSH: Putting people and their work at the centre to ensure healthy and safe workplaces for the future
02 April 2019
Kris De Meester (IOE), Manager Health & Safety Affairs, International Industrial Relations
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Maureen Dollard & Daniel Neser
The Work Stress Conundrum
01 April 2019
Maureen Dollard -Professor & Director, Asia Pacific Centre for Work Health and Safety University of South Australia and Daniel Neser - Student Activist, Student of Economics, University of Adelaide
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Kaj Frick
Critical perspectives on OSH management systems and the future of work
31 March 2019
Kaj Frick - Adj. Professor Emeritus (in Human Work Science), Lulea University of Technology, Sweden
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Lin Fritschi
Future of work and occupational cancer
30 March 2019
Lin Fritschi - Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Curtin University, Australia
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Lode Godderis & Marie-Claire Lambrechts
Make healthy employees a priority and prevent chronic diseases
29 March 2019
Lode Godderis - Full Professor of Occupational Medicine; KU Leuven, University of Leuven - Centre Environment and Health; IDEWE, External Service for Prevention and Protection at Work Director Research and Development and Marie-Claire Lambrechts - Researcher, PhD student; KU Leuven, University of Leuven - Centre Environment and Health; VAD, Flemish Expertise Centre Alcohol and Other Drugs – coordinator sector work
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Andrew Hale
Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) professions: who are they and why do we need them?
28 March 2019
Andrew Hale - Emeritus professor of Safety Science, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands and Director of HASTAM, UK
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Peter Hasle
Safety and health in small businesses – between a rock and a hard place
27 March 2019
Peter Hasle - Professor, Sustainable Production Aalborg University, Denmark
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Phil James
Sick pay, compensation and the future of work
26 March 2019
Phil James - Professor of Employment Relations, Middlesex University, London
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Ulf Johanson
Integrating the OSH Management System with the General Performance Management System
25 March 2019
Ulf Johanson - Professor emeritus Affiliated to the Unit of Intervention and Implementation Research for Worker Health, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
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Marie-Claire Lambrechts & Lode Godderis
Alcohol and Drugs at work: The interface between safety and health and health promotion
24 March 2019
Marie-Claire Lambrechts - Researcher, PhD student; KU Leuven, University of Leuven - Centre Environment and Health; VAD, Flemish Expertise Centre Alcohol and Other Drugs – coordinator sector work and Lode Godderis - Full Professor of Occupational Medicine; KU Leuven, University of Leuven - Centre Environment and Health; IDEWE, External Service for Prevention and Protection at Work Director Research and Development
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Chris Laszcz-Davis
The OSH Challenge: Understanding Our Emerging World and its Workforce Development Needs
23 March 2019
Chris Laszcz-Davis - MS, CIH, COH, FAIHA, AIC Fellow, President, The Environmental Quality Organization, LLC, Orinda, CA
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Paul Swuste & Jean-Christophe Le Coze
Safety, and safety science, past, present and future
22 March 2019
Paul Swuste - Associate Professor, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands and Jean-Christophe Le Coze - PhD, Head of Research Institut National de l’environnement industriel et des risques (INERIS), France
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Annet Lenderink
Major changes in working lives and the ill health this might bring
21 March 2019
Annet Lenderink - Occupational Health Specialist at Netherlands Center for Occupational Diseases
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David Michaels
Operational Excellence and Safety Management: Reflections from the Longest Serving Administrator of the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration
20 March 2019
David Michaels - Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health, George Washington University School of Public Health, Washington, DC
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Annie Thebaud Mony
Asbestos: limitless, endless contamination – with complete impunity
19 March 2019
Annie Thebaud Mony - Honorary Research Director Inserm, IRIS, EHESS, France
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Kathleen Mosier & Juan Carlos Hiba
The essential contribution of Human Factors/Ergonomics to the future of work we want
18 March 2019
Kathleen Mosier - President, International Ergonomics Association Emeritus Professor of Psychology, San Francisco State University and Juan Carlos Hiba - Asociación de Ergonomia Argentina National University of Rosario, Argentina
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Glen Mpufane & Brian Kohler
Global union strategies on OSH and the future of work - Trade Unions Save Lives - A Strategic Approach to OSH in the Mining Industry
17 March 2019
Glen Mpufane - Director, Mining and Diamonds, Gems, Ornaments and Jewelry Production (DGOJP), IndustriALL Global Union and Brian Kohler - Director, Health, Safety and Sustainability, IndustriALL Global Union
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Maria Karanika-Murray & Caroline Biron
How to turn good intentions into successful action: Developing and implementing initiatives to address safety and health at work
16 March 2019
Maria Karanika-Murray, Nottingham Trent University, & Caroline Biron, Laval University
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Norhazlina Mydin
Rising to Greater Heights - Industrial Hygiene in Asia
16 March 2019
Norhazlina Mydin - President of MIHA (Malaysian Industrial Hygiene Association) Head, HSSE Culture & Communication, PETRONAS
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Maria Neira (WHO)
Towards a healthier future of work
15 March 2019
Maria Neira (WHO) - Director, Public health and environment, World Health Organization
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Karina Nielsen
Minimizing the adverse effects of restructuring on employee health and wellbeing
14 March 2019
Karina Nielsen - Chair of Work Psychology, Director of the Institute for Work Psychology, Sheffield, UK
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Nicole Palmen
New and Emerging Risks of Chemicals (NERCs) and the future of work
13 March 2019
Nicole Palmen - PhD, Registered industrial hygienist and toxicologist Sr. Researcher at RIVM, Bilthoven, the Netherlands
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Jagdish Patel
Difficulties of recording and notification of accidents and diseases in developing countries
12 March 2019
Jagdish Patel - Director, Peoples Training & Research Centre, India
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Peter Rozen SC
Innovative legislation and OSH
11 March 2019
Peter Rozen SC - Barrister, Sessional Lecturer University of Melbourne, Australia
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Yogindra Samant
The Promises and Perils of the Platform Economy: Occupational Health and Safety Challenges, and the Opportunities for Labour Inspection
10 March 2019
Yogindra Samant - MD, MPH, PhD, Chief Medical Officer Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority Statens Hus, Trondheim, Norway
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Paul Schulte & John Howard
The impact of technology on work and the workforce
09 March 2019
Paul Schulte - Director of the Education and Information Division, and Co-Manager of the Nanotechnology Research Center, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention USA and John Howard - Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and the Administrator of the World Trade Center Health Program in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Kathy A. Seabrook
Connecting the Dots: Occupational Safety and Health and Business Performance
08 March 2019
Kathy A. Seabrook - CFIOSH, CSP, EurOHM, Fellow ASSP President. Global Solutions, Inc., Chair of the Board, Center for Safety and Health Sustainability
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Francisco Silva, Paul Swuste & Pedro Azeres
Work and Nanotechnology
07 March 2019
Francisco Silva - Head of OSH Laboratory at the Technological Centre for Ceramics and Glass, Portugal; Paul Swuste - Associate Professor, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands and Pedro Arezes - Full Professor at the School of Engineering of the University of Minho, Portugal
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Rebekah Smith
Innovative, creative and adaptable – how to keep pace with the digital transformation
06 March 2019
Rebekah Smith - Deputy Director Social Affairs BusinessEurope, Belgium
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Harri Vainio
Changing work and workers’ health in the 21st century – a view from Kuwait
05 March 2019
Harri Vainio - Professor in Environmental and Occupational Health, Faculty of Public Health Kuwait University
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Ross Wilson
Working for world class performance; approaches to administration and governance in WorkSafe New Zealand
04 March 2019
Ross Wilson - Chair of WorkSafe New Zealand and former president, New Zealand Council of Trade Unions