High-profile aviation safety incidents involving pilots with mental health issues have shone a light on how the airline industry supports the mental wellbeing of its frontline workers. Experts are calling for a different approach that would make it easier for pilots and other aviation workers to seek help when they need it.
By Kerry Reals on 24 September 2024
The new UK Government faces major hurdles on a number of fronts – not least the £22 billion ‘black hole’, which leaves little headroom for the Chancellor in her forthcoming Budget.
By Mike Robinson FCA, British Safety Council on 26 September 2024
Business leaders who recognise the importance of looking after employees’ health, safety and wellbeing and who strive to build strong, nurturing and inclusive workplace cultures will be instrumental in helping companies and workers thrive in a world of rapid change, attendees at British Safety Council’s 14th Annual Conference heard.
By Kerry Reals on 18 October 2024
A fire that broke out in a block of flats in Plaistow, east London on 21 October was caused by the failure of a lithium battery, London Fire Brigade (LFB) has confirmed.
By Kerry Reals on 22 October 2024
By Kerry Reals on 21 October 2024
By Kerry Reals on 18 October 2024
By Kerry Reals on 18 October 2024
By Kerry Reals on 10 October 2024
By Kerry Reals on 09 October 2024
Mark Maslin is Professor of Earth System Science at University College London and author of How to Save Our Planet. He is also founder of Rezatec Ltd, which works with companies to offer AI ‘big data’ solutions to tackle environmental issues. Speaking to Belinda Liversedge in Glasgow during the COP26 climate summit, Mark shared his views on the process and why there’s still a lot organisations can do to save the planet and profit while they are at it, regardless of global action and commitment.
By Belinda Liversedge on 01 June 2022
By Shonagh Methven, United Response on 03 October 2024
By Guy Osmond and Alex Reffell, Osmond Inclusive Wellbeing Services on 02 October 2024
By Helen Eaton, HKE Training on 30 September 2024
Construction firm Balfour Beatty has been fined £285,000 after a worker fell and died when a scissor lift was knocked over by a crane during building works at the University of Birmingham.
By Kerry Reals on 18 September 2024
By Kerry Reals on 09 September 2024
By Kerry Reals on 27 August 2024
By Kerry Reals on 30 July 2024
Regulations that ‘burden’, regulatory ‘barnacles’ and ‘red tape’. Just some of the words and phrases contained in a letter from Jacob Rees-Mogg that appeared in The Sun newspaper in 2022, calling on its readers to suggest UK regulations to abolish. Together they, with countless other examples, negatively frame how many politicians and commentators, amplified by a supportive media, see regulations – and enforcement – and how they would like the public to see them.
By Matthew Holder, Unchecked UK on 01 May 2022
By Bruce Craig, Pinsent Masons on 01 June 2022
By Andrew Pakes, Prospect on 01 June 2022
By Alex Sobel MP on 01 June 2022
