Safety Management magazine | British Safety Council

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Learning velocity: the new measure of safety maturity

Safety training has often been delivered on a time-based cycle, such as annual courses and refreshers, but with new hazards and risks emerging at an ever-growing rate, it is essential that employers continuously monitor for changing risks, provide updated training, and check the new knowledge taught is actually making work safer.

By Dr Julie Riggs, British Safety Council on 07 September 2026

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Safety talk: what is your safety system really saying?

We tell workers we want them to speak up when things go wrong, but the words, numbers and models we use in safety management can quietly tell them to stay silent. Choosing our language and symbols with care can rebuild the trust that makes honest conversations about safety possible.

By Grant Tickle, British Safety Council on 07 September 2026

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Migraine in work: a test of the Government’s plans to Keep Britain Working

Migraine can have a profound, and often avoidable, impact on people’s working lives and careers. The Government’s growing focus on workplace health offers an important opportunity to change this, but only if this common, often disabling and frequently invisible neurological condition is properly understood and addressed by Government, the NHS and employers.

By Rob Music, The Migraine Trust on 07 September 2026