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Top jobs in safety in greatest demand right now, says recruiter

Senior safety professionals who can influence culture, lead transformation, and align health and safety with wider business goals are in growing demand by employers, the recruiter Irwin & Colton have said.

By Belinda Liversedge on 29 October 2025

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Sustainability and worker wellbeing: two-sides of the same coin

Businesses increasingly understand the benefits of integrating their approach to worker wellbeing with their sustainability goals – and there are some practical, low-cost and simple ways of achieving this.

By Dr Audrey Fleming and Dr Keith Whitehead, British Safety Council on 23 October 2025

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Psychological safety: a genuine risk to physical safety

By David Head, Dräeger Safety UK and Ireland on 03 October 2025

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How to build positive mental health in and through work

By Sam Downie, Mates in Mind on 28 October 2025

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Safe, focused and productive: why employers should test for drugs and alcohol

By Jordan Reid, Randox Testing Services on 01 October 2025

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Metal manufacturer fined £300k after worker crushed by hot hydraulic arm

A manufacturer of rolled aluminium products has been fined £300,000 after a worker was crushed under a 1.5-tonne hydraulic arm at its site in Bridgnorth.

By Belinda Liversedge on 29 October 2025

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An AI-enabled ‘zero-zero’ future

In a relatively short time, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become synonymous with technological development, but development doesn’t inherently mean that the workers of the world will have a safer future.

By Mike Robinson FCA, British Safety Council on 07 October 2025

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Act in autumn to fix work-related alcohol issues year-round

By Susan Laurie, Alcohol Change UK on 01 October 2025

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Why a fourth wave of British asbestos deaths is imminent

By Charles Pickles, Airtight on Asbestos on 02 September 2025