With a record 2.8 million people in the UK out of work due to long-term sickness, a spotlight is shining on the health of the nation and how to improve it. What more could, or should, employers be doing to keep workers healthy and prevent them from leaving the workforce?
By Kerry Reals on 11 March 2025
Workplace campaigns and activities aimed at supporting employees to quit smoking and vaping not only boost the health and wellbeing of individuals, they also bring business benefits in the form of reduced absenteeism and healthier, more productive staff.
By Paul Baker, Allen Carr's Easyway on 03 March 2025
The energy sector’s transition to net zero carbon emissions means a rapidly expanding workforce and the creation of new safety hazards and risks. However, energy company SSE is seeking to reinforce and strengthen its safety culture during the move to clean power by putting thousands of employees and contract partners through an immersive training programme designed to convince workers that safety is everyone’s responsibility.
By Mark Patterson, SSE on 28 February 2025
Some of Britain’s most eminent thought leaders and campaigners took part in the British Safety Council’s roundtable debate on workplace wellbeing held in March. They examined and challenged wellbeing concepts and practices.
By on 01 June 2019
Swapping hi-vis jackets for black tie and ballgowns, over 500 health and safety professionals arrived in style at Grosvenor House Hotel in London for a night of entertainment, dinner and dancing.
By on 01 May 2019
Fallibility is part of the human condition, and it’s a beautiful thing. But designing this into safe systems of work is an ongoing challenge for safety professionals and human factors specialists alike.
By Nigel Heaton on 01 May 2019
Employers need to provide workers with effective hand protection solutions when doing manual handling.
By Gregory Tessier on 01 May 2019
Logistics managers are urged to seek total clarity in forklift safety examinations, after it was revealed that lift trucks are involved in 50 per cent more serious accidents than large good vehicles.
By Geoff Martin, CFTS on 01 May 2019
The British Safety Council brought together workplace wellbeing experts to review wellbeing concepts and practice.
By on 01 May 2019
Data can be daunting, but not for Professor Andrew Curran, heading up the Discovering Safety project. He tells us about the power of unlocking health and safety data.
By Andrew Curran on 01 April 2019
Building on the experience of his challenging personal and professional journey and mental ill health, Jack Parsons decided to create Big Youth Group, a company that opens the door to employment for young people.
By on 01 April 2019
Recent research by HSE found that 3D printers emit many particles of a size range that could potentially enter the airways and lungs. How can we control these emissions and develop the right respiratory protection for an invention that is expected to boom over the next decade?
By Steve Burrows on 01 April 2019
Nigeria needs a welcoming environment to encourage both local and foreign investors to participate in the economy. Occupational health and safety awareness is one of its key enablers.
By Ronke Adeagbo, British Safety Council on 01 April 2019
