Learning that saves lives
Success can sometimes be a problem. The better we become at preventing incidents, the harder it can be to see what is actually preventing them.
By Mike Robinson, chief executive, British Safety Council on 11 September 2026
Safety Management Magazine opinions
Migraine in work: a test of the Government’s plans to Keep Britain Working
Migraine can have a profound, and often avoidable, impact on people’s working lives and careers. The Government’s growing focus on workplace health offers an important opportunity to change this, but only if this common, often disabling and frequently invisible neurological condition is properly understood and addressed by Government, the NHS and employers.
By Rob Music, The Migraine Trust on 07 September 2026
Heat at work: why Britain needs stronger protections for a hotter future
With rising temperatures posing a growing health risk to UK workers, the TUC is calling for HSE guidance to be updated to require employers to take specific steps to protect workers' wellbeing when temperatures exceed pre-set trigger points.
By Huma Haq, TUC on 01 August 2026
Why you should talk about mental health at work
As World Mental Health Awareness Day (10 October) approaches, it has never been more important that we all work together to eradicate the stigma and silence around mental health in the workplace, and vitally, that we start the conversation.
By Sarah Meek, Mates in Mind on 05 October 2023
A blast of fresh air in a fog of gloom!
If you agree that so much in the world right now feels well, frankly, a bit gloomy and depressing, I am delighted to bring you some better, brighter news…
By Mike Robinson FCA, British Safety Council on 04 October 2023
Director prosecution thrown out in Crown Court
A judge’s decision to dismiss a local authority’s prosecution of a director for alleged safety offences illustrates the circumstances where a director can be held not liable for offences committed by their company.
By Chris Green, Keoghs on 01 October 2023
Safe skies maintained, but at what cost?
At the time of writing, the facts are still emerging about why thousands of UK flights had to be cancelled or delayed on August bank holiday Monday. But the incident raises vital questions for safety professionals everywhere.
By Mike Robinson FCA, British Safety Council on 04 September 2023
The impact of insolvency on health and safety duties
Insolvency proceedings is the phrase used to describe formal measures taken either voluntarily or imposed by a court to deal with a company’s debt.
By Laura White, Pinsent Masons on 01 September 2023
Competence and culture change in the built environment: important developments
By Laura White, senior associate, Pinsent Masons LLP. on 01 August 2023
New regulatory regime for safer homes: a call for collaboration
By Andrew Bulmer, The Property Institute on 01 August 2023
The building safety scandal: 90 per cent of affected flats are still unsafe
By Lucy Brown, affected leaseholder and supporter of the End Our Cladding Scandal campaign on 01 August 2023
A new Building Safety Remediation Scheme would hold developers and builders to account for all fire and building safety defects in homes
By The Earl of Lytton on 01 August 2023
Erosion of trust in powers to enforce is putting lives at stake
Not a week seems to go by without reports of the government, institutions, or organisations seemingly acting as if there’s ‘one rule for them, and another for everyone else’.
By Mike Robinson FCA on 01 August 2023
