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
Is it ever right to save money if it could cost people’s lives?
When does something designed to protect you from danger become something that restricts your freedom and a cost you would rather avoid?
By Mike Robinson FCA on 03 May 2022
Deregulation: time to change the story
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
The Building Safety Bill offers some financial relief for leaseholders
The Building Safety Bill in its current form is an altogether better solution for leaseholders than we could have hoped for during the passage of the Fire Safety Act 2021.
By Royston Smith MP on 20 April 2022
Are the rules simply there to be broken?
Do we value regulations enough, or are we better off without them? Most of the time, many of us never pause to think about the rules that govern us, so embedded are they in our daily life.
By Mike Robinson on 12 April 2022
Four-day week could boost employee mental wellbeing
Thirty businesses have recently announced their participation in the UK’s biggest ever four-day week pilot, trialling a 32-hour, four-day working week with no loss in pay from June this year.
By Grace Robinson, 4 Day Week Campaign on 12 April 2022
Asbestos in schools: government must start to fund its removal
The ban on the importation and use of asbestos in the UK by a Labour government back in 1999 was welcomed by those who had campaigned for it and by health and safety professionals who had to deal with the deadly substance on a daily basis.
By John McClean, Joint Union Asbestos Committee on 05 April 2022
ISO mental health standard needs a multi-disciplinary approach
By Phil Newton, Pinsent Masons LLP on 01 April 2022
Supporting mental health at work: getting started
Given I am going to say that it helps us all if people can be open about their mental health, I am going to start by saying I have a mental health condition. I have depression and generalised anxiety.
By Simon Stephen on 30 March 2022
Self-employed construction workers need better mental health support
The health, safety and wellbeing of construction workers has been a focus of government and employer attention in recent years because of its critical importance to preventing accidents. A sign of the success of this focus is that fatal incidents in the sector are now at their lowest level.
By Sarah Meek and Stephen Bevan on 15 March 2022
Vehicle MOTs must be improved to reduce air pollution
Throughout my career as a Member of Parliament, I have been a passionate campaigner for the environment and I believe that people across the country, no matter our political differences, believe that there is an inalienable right to breathe clean, safe air.
By Barry Sheerman MP on 14 March 2022
