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The article discusses the techniques for occupational health and safety (OSH) risk assessment applied to zero harm projects and for similar OSH strategies and expectations among stakeholders. Topics discussed include the goal of zero occupational illnesses and injuries, differences between zero-harm and traditional safety programs, and the concept of as low as reasonable practicable (ALARP) created by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in Great Britain.

The Health and Safety Executive have completed an inspection initiative focussing on the prevention and management of sharps injuries in forty NHS organisations. Health and safety breaches were found in 90% of the services visited and inspectors issued improvement notices to 45% of those NHS organisations. In this article Richard Griffith sets out the key findings of the inspection initiative and considers their impact on district nursing practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article informs that newest advisory network has been released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) of Great Britain to provide all areas of the construction industry a platform for sharing good practices and behavior as well as by improving safety and health performance in the workplace.