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Employment rights bill passes into law, bringing 'work into the 21st century'

Lawyers have joined unions to hail the passing of the employment rights bill into law as ‘the biggest upgrade on workers’ rights in a generation’.

By Belinda Liversedge on 24 December 2025

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Human-centred technology for better work design: rethinking musculoskeletal disorder prevention

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 03 December 2025

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“I’m not prepared to sit back and assume everybody’s fine”

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 22 December 2025

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Employment rights bill passes into law, bringing 'work into the 21st century'

Lawyers have joined unions to hail the passing of the employment rights bill into law as ‘the biggest upgrade on workers’ rights in a generation’.

By Belinda Liversedge on 24 December 2025

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Safety Management Magazine features

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Underpinning safety training with neuroscience for long lasting impact

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

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Why a painted line will never be enough

By UK Material Handling Association (UKMHA) on 20 November 2025

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Safety Management Prosecutions

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NHS Trust and ward manager sentenced for health and safety failings over young woman’s suicide

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

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Safety Management Magazine opinions

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How to create a neuroinclusive workplace

The modern workplace is a diverse environment. Most workforces will be made up of individuals representing the majority of the groups protected under the Equality Act 2010.

By John Robinson, Schofield Sweeney on 09 December 2025

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Don’t lose autism in the neurodiversity wave – why targeted reform is essential

By Rt Hon Sir Robert Buckland KBE KC on 03 December 2025

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Work-related road risk – steering clear of danger

By Ben Pepper, CL Medilaw on 30 October 2025

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