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With a UK general election fast approaching, what questions would you like answered by the three main political parties?

Connect will be challenging each of the three main parties on their thoughts about workplace health and safety, and we’d like to offer you the chance to post your own questions.

For example, what do Labour and the Conservatives think about the current level of resources for the HSE? Do the Liberal Democrats think there’s too much health and safety legislation? How would the different parties help small businesses in terms of health and safety?

We’ll be talking to the three main political parties next month, so if you have a question that you want answering, visit our discussion thread and post your contribution.

In this issue of Connect, we look at what practical steps you can take to manage the risks of workplace violence – highlighted by two court cases where substantial payouts were awarded to employees due to failures by their employers to protect them.

We also look at a recent High Court ruling that illustrates how claimants face an uphill struggle to succeed in bringing claims where the cause of the accident is part of the inherent risk in the activity itself.

As well as features, Connect has all the latest news, including details of how IOSH will be streaming two sessions live on the web from the IOSH 10 conference.

If you have any comments on Connect, please drop me a line.

Thanks for reading.

Shaun Gibbons
e-Editor, IOSH