Research: the case for action
Air pollution is widely accepted to cause ill health, yet very little has been done to address its impact on those who work outdoors, all day, every day. Better information about worker exposure is crucial to challenging this inertia. This is the first report based on air pollution exposure data collected by users of Canairy, British Safety Council mobile app for outdoor work. The results show that London’s outdoor workers are regularly exposed to pollution above WHO guidelines and British Safety Council thanks the 92 Londoners from a variety of job types who took part in this six-month study. King’s College London led on the data analysis.
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Technology and the Future of Work
British Safety Council’s white paper, ‘Navigating the future: Safer workplaces in the Age of AI’ investigates the role that AI will play in the workplaces of the future and makes a series of policy recommendations aimed at keeping workers safe in AI-powered workplaces.
Business benefits of good health and safety
We believe that it makes good business sense to invest in people and processes to improve health, safety and wellbeing. The evidence is strong to support this economic argument, showing a 2:1 return on investment, evidence that should be better known and appreciated.
Wellbeing Theory of Change
This three-stage research project, undertaken between June 2023 and September 2024, makes a series of recommendations to help employers help their employees to be well in a changing world.
From the need for knowledge sharing led by industry to calls for an agreed definition of wellbeing, this report considers the needs of individuals, groups, and organisations in response to the social, economic, and technological changes that the future, inevitably, holds.
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