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Headline fines highlight common errors in reversing

Reversing incidents have come into sharp focus in recent months, says HSE with two high profile fines totalling £3.5 million for the death of two workers.

By Belinda Liversedge on 24 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 07 October 2025

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Psychological safety: a genuine risk to physical safety

By David Head, Dräeger Safety UK and Ireland on 03 October 2025

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How to build positive mental health in and through work

By Sam Downie, Mates in Mind on 02 October 2025

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Safe, focused and productive: why employers should test for drugs and alcohol

By Jordan Reid, Randox Testing Services on 01 October 2025

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Road re-surfacer fined £1m after employee killed by road sweeper

A construction company that specialises in road resurfacing in London has been fined £1m after one of its employees was killed by a reversing road-sweeper.

By Belinda Liversedge on 22 October 2025

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An AI-enabled ‘zero-zero’ future

In a relatively short time, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become synonymous with technological development, but development doesn’t inherently mean that the workers of the world will have a safer future.

By Mike Robinson FCA, British Safety Council on 07 October 2025

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Act in autumn to fix work-related alcohol issues year-round

By Susan Laurie, Alcohol Change UK on 01 October 2025

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Why a fourth wave of British asbestos deaths is imminent

By Charles Pickles, Airtight on Asbestos on 02 September 2025