A "bold new strategy" to reduce deaths and serious injuries on roads by 65 per cent by 2035 has been launched by the government, with a new National Work-Related Road Safety Charter for businesses one of its key components.
By Belinda Liversedge on 15 January 2026
Although technologies like computer vision analysis, machine learning and wearable sensors are increasingly being used to identify and assess the causes of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), it’s essential to consider data relating to all aspects of work design when seeking to reduce MSDs in the workplace.
By Cam Stevens, Pocketknife Group on 02 January 2026
Director of health and safety at the Canal & River Trust, Anne Gardner-Aston, shares what she’s most proud of achieving in the past four years since taking on a new role in the wake of a turbulent moment in the charity’s history.
By Belinda Liversedge on 02 January 2026
A "bold new strategy" to reduce deaths and serious injuries on roads by 65 per cent by 2035 has been launched by the government, with a new National Work-Related Road Safety Charter for businesses one of its key components.
By Belinda Liversedge on 15 January 2026
By Belinda Liversedge on 13 January 2026
By Belinda Liversedge on 12 January 2026
By Belinda Liversedge on 12 January 2026
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By Belinda Liversedge on 24 December 2025
A behavioural safety training programme developed by Active Training Team for energy provider SSE has been carefully designed with neuroscientific principles in mind – resulting in a prestigious industry award for Best Training Initiative in 2024.
By SSE Active Training Team (ATT) on 30 November 2025
By UK Material Handling Association (UKMHA) on 20 November 2025
By AITT on 05 January 2026
By Leo Taylor, Drivetech, from The AA on 17 November 2025
An NHS trust and a ward manager have been found guilty of health and safety failings after a 22-year-old woman took her own life while in an East London mental health unit.
By Belinda Liversedge on 12 November 2025
By Belinda Liversedge on 29 October 2025
By Belinda Liversedge on 22 October 2025
By Belinda Liversedge on 17 September 2025
New IPPR research shows that most employees expect their employer to play an active role in reducing alcohol harm. Senior staff, in particular, believe employers have an even greater responsibility. Yet in practice, many employees say they do not see their employer taking meaningful steps to minimise harm.
By Dr Jamie O’Halloran, IPPR on 02 January 2026
By Mike Robinson FCA, British Safety Council on 22 December 2025
By John Robinson, Schofield Sweeney on 09 December 2025
By Rt Hon Sir Robert Buckland KBE KC on 03 December 2025
