Workplace fatalities on par with past decade average
By Belinda Liversedge on 12 July 2022
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MPs and peers get behind Keep Thriving campaign
By Stephen Cooke, British Safety Council on 01 July 2022
Air quality experts and campaigners gather to face air pollution threat
By Stephen Cooke on 31 May 2022
Government refuses to support asbestos removal plan
The government has rejected recommendations to remove all asbestos from public and commercial buildings within a timeframe of 40 years.
By on 29 July 2022
Farm Safety Week takes place amid ‘sobering’ statistics
The number of deaths on farms fell significantly in the past year, but a charity dedicated to farm safety and mental health has said that HSE figures are still a concern.
By Belinda Liversedge on 21 July 2022
Former HSE colleagues reflect on Robens, 50 years later
A group of five former senior HSE officials have authored three new papers to mark 50 years since the Robens committee published its revolutionary report.
By Belinda Liversedge on 19 July 2022
Worker wellbeing can be measured, says report
A wellbeing strategy is not enough, claims a new report which urges leaders to apply the same scrutiny to measuring their staff wellbeing as they do to financial balance sheets.
By Belinda Liversedge on 15 July 2022
How HS2 is keeping people safe, healthy and well on Europe’s largest infrastructure project
Peter McGettrick, British Safety Council Chairman, was given a tour of one of HS2’s biggest sites and heard how it is going about making sure people stay safe, healthy and well even on this massive project.
By Stephen Cooke, British Safety Council on 15 July 2022
Heat-health alerts prompt calls to keep workers safe
A dip in the sea and relaxing under a sun brolly might be the way to survive the heat on holiday. But for those of us working – particularly outdoor workers – hot weather is not quite as fun.
By Belinda Liversedge on 14 July 2022
MPs and peers get behind Keep Thriving campaign
The British Safety Council held a parliamentary reception on 14 June as part of its Keep Thriving campaign bringing MPs and peers at the House of Commons together to discuss how we can ensure workers thrive. The Keep Thriving campaign seeks to help improve the wellbeing of workers, within and outside of the workplace.
By Stephen Cooke, British Safety Council on 01 July 2022
Workplace fatalities on par with past decade average
Workplace fatalities are back to pre-pandemic levels, says HSE, which has reported that 123 workers were killed in work-related accidents in the last year.
By Belinda Liversedge on 12 July 2022
MPs invite views on stadia safety after Paris fiasco
MPs are to study safety issues at major sporting events following problems at football games in recent months.
By Belinda Liversedge on 11 July 2022
Review to consider future of work in post-Covid era
The government has appointed MP Matt Warman to lead a review into the future of work.
By Belinda Liversedge on 09 June 2022
