WATCH: Who’s regulating the regulators?

About this event

Covid-19 exposed the failure of HSE to protect and promote safety at work. It’s time to improve UK enforcement mechanisms.

Speakers

Prof Phil James, Middlesex University

Janet Newsham, Hazards Campaign

Prof Steve Tombs, The Open University

Carolyn Jones, Director of IER (Chair)

Further reading links:

Steve Tombs:

‘Regulatory surrender: Death, injury and the Non-enforcement of the law’.

In search of the Covid-secure workplace.

Sim, J. and Tombs, S., , Moving on: Burying Coronavirus Deaths, Crime, Criminalisation and Social Exclusion, 2 July.

Tombs, S., Grenfell, three years on: let us not forget, 12 June, Harm and Evidence Research Collaborative.

Tombs, S., Shut The Sites!, 21 April, Harm and Evidence Research Collaborative.

Janet Newsham:

Joint Independent Sage/Hazards Campaign Charter and document.

Hazards Campaign Manifesto.

Hazards Magazine HSE abdication.

Phil James:

‘Health and safety at work: time for change’.