Projects and case studies

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  • London 2012: Approaches to Management of Health and Safety

    IES research for the Olympic Delivery Authority compared the different approaches to the management of health and safety relating to leadership and worker involvement, on the Olympic Park and Athlete’s Village. The focus was on collaborative...

  • European Safety and Health Strategy evaluation

    This was a mid-term evaluation of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work's (EU-OSHA) Strategy 2009-2014 that focused on its initial outputs and implementation stage. It also provided feedback on intermediate outcomes of EU-OSHA...

  • Evaluation of Risk Management in Construction

    A programme of work led by the Health and Safety Executive’s Construction Division has sought to bring about improvements in risk management by developing solutions in partnership with all relevant elements of the industry supply chain. In this...

  • Working Lives and Patterns of Veterinary Surgeons and Nurses

    IES ran two surveys on behalf of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. These surveys, launched in January 2010, were to find out more about the working lives and working patterns of veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses. They also explored...

  • Care Quality Commission

    IES assisted the newly formed Care Quality Commission to consider as part of its new regulatory strategy how workforce issues should best be considered and assessed. The project involved comparisons with the approach and methods employed in other...

  • Climate Change and the Green Economy

    IES was commissioned by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, Dublin, to co-ordinate an international comparative survey about government and social partner policies, initiatives, actions and tools that...

  • Health Benefits of Post-compulsory Education, Training and Lifelong Learning

    In partnership with University College London, IES undertook a literature review on the health benefits of post-compulsory education, training and lifelong learning that will feed into the Department of Health's Post 2010 Review of Health...

  • Evaluation of Occupational Health Provision on the Olympic Park

    IES has been commissioned by the Health Safety Executive and the Olympic Delivery Authority to conduct a review of the occupational health provision during the construction phase of the London Olympic and Paralympic Games. Data will be collected...

  • Evaluation of an Occupational Health Helpline for SMEs

    The Occupational Health helpline for small and micro enterprises (SMEs) is one of a number of initiatives being tested that address issues raised in Dame Carol Black's review 'Working for a Healthier Tomorrow’. Actions are being taken at the level...

  • Compliance with the Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act (1969)

    IES was commissioned by the HSE to conduct research into the Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act (1969). This Act requires all employers (except those in the public sector and those employing close relatives only) to purchase employers...