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
Time for the government to up its game
This is my last column for a while, after something over two years of monthly musings as chairman of the British Safety Council. I had prepared some sort of summing up, looking at the key themes explored.
By Lawrence Waterman OBE on 08 September 2020
Why decontamination is crucial to combatting Covid-19
In the months since the first case was identified in the UK, the coronavirus pandemic continues to have a profound impact on individuals, industries and our healthcare system.
By Tautvydas Karitonas on 09 June 2020
Building safety regime – major changes
The Fire Safety Bill, introduced to the UK Parliament during lockdown, is likely to become law in the autumn.
By Katherine Metcalfe on 01 September 2020
Building safety bill – at long last
As parliament goes away for summer recess until 1 September, the government has published the Building Safety Bill.
By Charles Pitt on 12 August 2020
Time to focus on workplace wellbeing
The autumn of 2019 seems like a different age. When I spoke at our annual conference in October, I felt obliged to refer to Brexit, although the debate had wearied us all.
By Mike Robinson on 10 August 2020
Face coverings in public: an illogical minefield
When Matt Hancock rose to address parliament on face coverings in mid-July, it followed weeks of speculation that eventually we would all be required to cover up to shop.
By Rhian Greaves on 31 July 2020
We can build back better
As the July edition of the magazine goes to print the coronavirus lockdown is winding down and the long, hard road to recovery lies ahead of us.
By Charles Pitt on 14 July 2020
Wellness or wellbeing – beware conspiracies!
There is a strange part of the world of wellness that begins with podcasts and Instagram accounts about cooking with coconut oil and appointing life coaches, and ends with discussions about evil conspiracies linking vaccination programmes, Bill Gates, 5G and Covid-19.
By Lawrence Waterman OBE on 13 July 2020
How to avoid the legal pitfalls
Before the coronavirus outbreak, health and safety was often seen as additional ‘red-tape’. Now, employees returning to work after having been told by the government to stay at home for their own safety will have increased health and safety concerns.
By Richard Thomas on 03 July 2020
Change workplaces for good
At the start of the coronavirus lockdown some political processes were put on ice, but as the crisis has evolved politics itself has heated up.
By Charles Pitt on 07 June 2020
