No one should be injured or made ill through their work.
Yet millions of workers around the world still face risks to their health, safety and wellbeing.
As work changes rapidly, risks are becoming more complex and dispersed, making them harder to identify, assess and manage, and increasing the likelihood of harm to workers.
There is a widening gap between what is needed to protect workers and what is happening in practice. Closing this gap requires lasting, systemic change that no single organisation can achieve alone.
We believe this is achieved through:
Capacity
building
- 13,730 people trained in 2025
- 470 Keep Thriving supporters
- 13,000+ migrant workers in India trained through Work Fair and Free
Research and
insights
- Keep Thriving Future of Workplace Wellbeing Survey 2025
- ‘Developing best practice in measuring the impact of health and safety interventions’ research underway with the Football Association
Education and
campaigns
- Policymakers’ newsletters sent to 918 MPs
- Global Cooksafe Coalition
- Battery Breakdown Campaign
- Healthy Air Coalition
Our work in pictures
Our campaigning heritage
Ever since British Safety Council was founded by James Tye in 1957, we have campaigned tirelessly to ensure that no one is injured or made ill through their work - and we continue to build on that legacy and heritage today.
In recent years, our campaign work has included our Time to Breathe campaign to improve air quality for outdoor workers, our Keep Thriving campaign on workplace wellbeing, as well as other campaigns to raise awareness about risks of lithium-ion batteries in the workplace, prevent falls while working at height, reduce risks from asbestos, and manage and harness emerging technologies, like AI.
As part of our campaign work, we develop and publish new research, guidance and share best practice. We engage and work with partners, wider stakeholders and use different channels to reach and engage audiences, including employers and workers.
Our social impact work in action:
You can find out more about our work, over recent years, by accessing our annual impact reports.
From Service to Safety
The UK faces a growing shortage of qualified Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) professionals, while many veterans and service leavers struggle to transition into civilian employment.
From Service to Safety, launched by British Safety Council in partnership with NEBOSH, helps address both challenges by providing veterans with NEBOSH National General Certificate training and a pathway into sustainable employment.
The programme:
- Tackles the UK's OHS skills shortage
- Harnesses veterans' transferable skills in risk identification, management and leadership
- Brings greater diversity into the profession
- Supports successful long-term career transitions.
Workplace Wellbeing Programme
Micro and small businesses employ almost half of the UK workforce but often lack the resources to implement effective workplace wellbeing strategies.
Our Workplace Wellbeing Programme provides a practical, evidence-based framework to help organisations assess their wellbeing needs, develop tailored action plans, and embed wellbeing into everyday practice through online resources and expert support.
The programme helps organisations:
- Improve employee wellbeing
- Reduce workplace risks
- Build more resilient and productive workplaces.
Open-access research
Generating evidence that improves practice, strengthens workplace standards and informs policy.
As workplaces evolve, robust research is essential to identify emerging risks and inform effective health and safety practice.
British Safety Council conducts and shares evidence-based research to shape policy, improve workplace standards, and support better decision-making across industries.
By making our findings publicly available, we help drive positive change across the wider Occupational Health and Safety community.
Open-access publications
Sharing practical insight, guidance and analysis to support safer, healthier working environments.
Through our free-to-access Health and Safety Uncut podcast, Pulse newsletter and British Safety Council blogs, we share evidence-based knowledge, specialist guidance and expert insight. We also publish a monthly magazine for our members, as well as best practice guides sharing changing legislation and effective interventions.
Educational campaigns
Raising awareness of workplace risks through targeted education and practical guidance.
We regularly run campaigns to raise awareness of specific health, safety and wellbeing hazards, while providing practical guidance on risk identification, assessment, legislation, intervention and best practices. We deliver these through various channels and in partnership with other organisations to ensure greatest reach and impact.
British Safety Council is uniquely positioned to deliver this work as our technical expertise, training capability, and strong cross-sector networks enable us to translate knowledge into accessible learning and reach organisations and individuals at scale.
Advocacy
Using evidence to influence policy and improve workplace health, safety and wellbeing standards.
At British Safety Council, we advocate for change by establishing policy positions on key issues related to health, safety, and wellbeing in the workplace. We use these positions to inform consultations, share insights, and influence policy discussions, working to ensure that the needs of workers are always prioritised. We do this in the media, and directly through newsletters and other engagement.
Through our manifestos and positioning statements, we provide an essential platform for change. We use our advocacy to call on employers, policymakers, and other stakeholders to adopt improved standards and best practices. Our public affairs work makes clear our position on crucial matters, such as mental health support, workplace safety, environmental sustainability and employee wellbeing.
Testimonials
Lake District Estates case study
Lake District Estates joined our Workplace Wellbeing Programme to create, implement, and maintain an integrated wellbeing strategy.
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