STRATHCLYDE LAUNCHES CENTRE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

[A NEW CENTRE for education, research and professional development in health and safety has been launched by the University of Strathclyde.

Strathclyde Centre for Occupational Safety and Health (SCOSH) has been established to support the increasing demand for highquality management of occupational health and safety, partly driven by a shift in how business leaders think about employees’ physical and mental health since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Strathclyde is already the largest provider of postgraduate safety related education in the UK and the new centre will build on this strong learning legacy with the continued provision of the popular MSc in Safety & Risk Management and the market-leading Certificate of Professional Development in Radiation Protection.

New course development is already underway and one of the centre’s first initiatives is a series of introductory level courses in Health and Safety Risk Management funded by the Scottish Funding Council.

The new centre will bring together a university-wide network of academics engaged in work relating to occupational health and safety. This collaborative approach will drive the development of research, teaching and knowledge exchange, leading to unrivalled learning opportunities for those with an interest or responsibility for health and safety.

Callum MacDonald, head of SCOSH, said: “The team involved with SCOSH have been delivering online and blended learning relating to health, safety and risk management for approximately 20 years. Through this large, expert group of professional practitioners, SCOSH will deliver learning that is immediately useable in the workplace. In addition to defined courses such as the postgraduate programme, SCOSH will also offer shorter term consultancy and training.”

The centre’s dedicated team of professionals – including consultants, practitioners and academics – have been delivering the MSc in Safety & Risk Management for over 15 years and are well placed to support the future development of innovative and relevant courses to address the evolving health and safety landscape. q

• If you are interested in finding out more about the MSc in Safety and Risk Management or other health and safety related learning opportunities, please visit the website at www.strath.ac.uk/ studywithus/centreforlifelonglearning/ safetyriskmanagement/

The centre also welcome enquiries relating to bespoke training and consultancy services – get in touch to find out how they can support your health and safety strategy by emailing scosh@strath.ac.uk.