Safety Management Magazine opinions

    Dr Jamie OHalloran IPPR

    Alcohol – the negative impact on work and workplaces

    New IPPR research shows that most employees expect their employer to play an active role in reducing alcohol harm. Senior staff, in particular, believe employers have an even greater responsibility. Yet in practice, many employees say they do not see their employer taking meaningful steps to minimise harm.

    By Dr Jamie O’Halloran, IPPR on 02 January 2026

    Mike Robinson 3 Med

    Beyond 2025: The journey towards a safer world

    As 2025 draws to a close, we reflect on a year of success and safety. It also allows us to look forward to the coming year, recognising that with each new year comes the unbridled hope and opportunity to create the safest year in human history for the workers of the world. 

    By Mike Robinson FCA, British Safety Council on 22 December 2025

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    Don’t lose autism in the neurodiversity wave – why targeted reform is essential

    Autistic adults have waited too long for meaningful reform. They have shared their experiences and expertise. Now they deserve action, accountability, and transformation.

    By Rt Hon Sir Robert Buckland KBE KC on 03 December 2025

    John Robinson Schofield Sweeney Bw

    How to create a neuroinclusive workplace

    The modern workplace is a diverse environment. Most workforces will be made up of individuals representing the majority of the groups protected under the Equality Act 2010.

    By John Robinson, Schofield Sweeney on 09 December 2025

    Daniel Easton

    It is time to end the lottery of asbestos compensation

    A legal anomaly that makes it more difficult for sufferers of asbestos-related lung cancer to obtain compensation than people who have developed mesothelioma means large numbers of people are dying before receiving full compensation that could prove vital in the final months of their lives.

    By Daniel Easton, Association of Personal Injury Lawyers on 30 October 2025

    Ben Pepper

    Work-related road risk – steering clear of danger

    Each day across the UK, millions of employees take to the roads as part of their working lives. Whether delivering parcels, attending client meetings or riding bicycles between jobs, road use plays a vital role in keeping businesses going. While the general health and safety landscape has evolved significantly over recent decades, work-related road risk (‘WRRR’) remains an area that is too often overlooked by employers.

    By Ben Pepper, CL Medilaw on 30 October 2025

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    Sustainability and worker wellbeing: two-sides of the same coin

    Businesses increasingly understand the benefits of integrating their approach to worker wellbeing with their sustainability goals – and there are some practical, low-cost and simple ways of achieving this.

    By Dr Audrey Fleming and Dr Keith Whitehead, British Safety Council on 23 October 2025

    Charles Pickles

    Why a fourth wave of British asbestos deaths is imminent

    Although in past years asbestos-related mesothelioma deaths have been associated with exposures among construction and related trades working on the fabric of buildings, emerging evidence suggests that future cases of mesothelioma will be dominated by those exposed as children and teachers in schools in recent years, today and in the future.

    By Charles Pickles, Airtight on Asbestos on 02 September 2025

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    Asbestos: the public’s right to know

    Why we urgently need to improve training standards and awareness about asbestos exposure.

    By Richard Blunt, Mesothelioma UK on 02 September 2025