Most organisations recognise the importance of looking after their workers’ wellbeing but the lack of an agreed definition of what wellbeing is and how to measure it is holding back efforts to support employees in a rapidly changing world, a joint report by British Safety Council and the Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM) has found.
By Kerry Reals on 02 October 2024
Applications have now opened for British Safety Council’s 2025 International Safety Awards, which will this year include four new, free-to-enter accolades.
By British Safety Council on 01 October 2024
Robust regulatory frameworks that prioritise worker safety and wellbeing must be proactively developed to keep pace with the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution and avoid a race to the bottom on AI safety standards, according to a new white paper published by British Safety Council.
By British Safety Council on 22 August 2024
Keeping people safe, healthy and happy at work in a world that has changed immeasurably since the introduction of the Health and Safety at Work Act 50 years ago presents huge challenges, but also significant opportunities, a panel of experts said during a roundtable hosted by British Safety Council in central London on 8 July.
By Kerry Reals on 29 July 2024
The UK’s main political parties missed a golden opportunity to put people’s health, safety and wellbeing at the heart of economic growth when they published their pre-election manifestos this week, British Safety Council’s chairman has said.
By Kerry Reals on 14 June 2024
British Safety Council attended the UK launch of the Global Cooksafe Coalition (GCC) on 3 June at Silo – the world's first zero waste restaurant – in Hackney Wick, London.
By Stephen Cooke on 03 June 2024
British Safety Council concluded six months of free-to-attend Keep Thriving workshops for SMEs and micro-sized businesses with an engaging three-hour session in Edinburgh on 14 May.
By Kerry Reals on 16 May 2024
Conversation is king when it comes to implementing effective workplace wellbeing strategies, a panel of experts told a recent conference organised and hosted by British Safety Council.
By Kerry Reals on 26 April 2024
British Safety Council is calling on the next UK Government to appoint a dedicated Minister for Wellbeing and introduce a tax offset for businesses that invest in new technologies which drive up health, safety and wellbeing standards in the workplace, as part of a raft of suggested policies aimed at ensuring the next 50 years are the safest on record.
By British Safety Council on 20 March 2024
18 February, the date chosen to play host to National Battery Day, is a particularly important one for the history of the battery. The day marks the birth of the father of battery science, Alessandro Volta, credited as the creator of the Voltaic Pile, an early form of what we know today as the electric battery.
By Phil Pinnington, British Safety Council on 19 February 2024
