... they can integrate safety into their tasks so that any risks are ‘acceptable’. Building trust and credibility is key to successful communication and forming functional alliances helps with this process (Joyce, Hand 2012). This paper discusses: Why the OSH practitioner needs to get heard What the OSH...

... at work and home could be more useful. OSH practitioners should therefore advocate a holistic, proactive approach to managing psychosocial risks, working in partnership to: tackle the effects of psychosocial risks address the impact of these risks on employees' capacity to work, providing support...

... it involves embedding an exemplary health and safety culture not just focusing on bare legal requirements for employee's safety and health. Therefore OSH practitioners need to link safety and health to arguments and evidence about how it can improve a company's reputation. Poor safety and health standards...

... noticeable symptoms until many years later. With current work patterns of people moving between different job roles and companies, it can be difficult to determine a specific exposure or cause. OSH practitioners are often in an ideal position to be able to notice the first signs of occupational illness...

... to do so. It covers the need to make functional alliances, to learn the right influencing style and to communicate in a multi directional way to suit different audiences. The important role of leadership in the improvement of safety culture is discussed and other areas, where the OSH practitioner can...