With scientists predicting the UK will in future face increasingly extreme and frequent heatwaves due to climate change, it is essential employers take practical action now to protect indoor and outdoor workers from the health impacts of high temperatures and humidity.
By Stephen Sandford, Casella on 28 July 2026
Here in the UK, we are already living with the consequences of climate change. We’ve recently had repeated heatwaves, which followed heavy rainfall and flooding across many parts of the country earlier this year. Climate change is shaping the conditions in which we live and work today. Climate change is most definitely a workplace-safety issue.
By Sophie Vipond, Climate Change Committee on 28 July 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to radically transform the way we work. Public debate has largely focused on the prospect of AI automating human jobs, but in the here and now it’s more likely that AI will change the day-to-day experience of work than replace humans altogether.
By Joseph Evans, IPPR on 30 June 2026
While most UK CEOs believe that the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is inevitable and cannot be slowed down...
By Amy Butterworth, Business in the Community (BITC) on 31 July 2026
Here in the UK, we are already living with the consequences of climate change. We’ve recently had repeated heatwaves, which followed heavy rainfall and flooding across many parts of the country earlier this year. Climate change is shaping the conditions in which we live and work today. Climate change is most definitely a workplace-safety issue.
By Sophie Vipond, Climate Change Committee on 28 July 2026
For many years, hot weather in the UK construction sector was treated largely as a comfort issue, something to manage with extra water breaks and a shaded rest area.
By Dr Alba Fuertes, University of Reading on 28 July 2026
The climate crisis is coming home. This year has smashed heat records for the UK, with the record for the hottest June day obliterated and the first year on record to see temperatures of 35°C or above in May, June and July.
By Liam Geary Baulch, Heat Strike on 28 July 2026
Technology like AI has great potential to improve workplace safety, but it could also negatively affect wellbeing through excessive monitoring of work performance or personal health parameters, reaching inaccurate conclusions without sufficient human oversight and analysis. Safety professionals are, however, uniquely placed to ensure new tech is used ethically, fairly and in ways that genuinely support employee safety and health.
By on 21 July 2026
Much of the conversation about artificial intelligence (AI) and the future of work is framed as a question of tomorrow. How will AI reshape entire industries in the years and decades to follow?
By Mike Robinson FCA, British Safety Council on 08 July 2026
Algorithmic management is reshaping how work gets done. But protecting the health and wellbeing of workers requires more than good technology – it calls for genuine respect for autonomy and thoughtful change management. Long-standing OSH guidance can help.
By David Sharp, International Workplace on 06 July 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to radically transform the way we work. Public debate has largely focused on the prospect of AI automating human jobs, but in the here and now it’s more likely that AI will change the day-to-day experience of work than replace humans altogether.
By Joseph Evans, IPPR on 30 June 2026
The workplace is one of the main fronts in the battle against mental ill health and the current mental health crisis. Work takes up a significant portion of our day-to-day lives, and being in secure, paid employment at a workplace that values the health of employees makes a hugely positive difference to our mental health.
By Michael Hough, Mental Health Foundation on 08 June 2026
Much of today’s debate about economic growth revolves around familiar pressures: economic inactivity, labour shortages, stagnant productivity, and the challenge of remaining competitive in a rapidly shifting global landscape.
By Mike Robinson FCA, British Safety Council on 04 June 2026
