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 02 December 2025
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
Creating a neuroinclusive workplace brings many benefits, including making neurodivergent employees more comfortable about seeking help and support from managers and colleagues, and there are some simple ways of getting started with the process.
By Andy Hooke CMIOSH Chartered health and safety consultant on 03 December 2025
We need to fill evidence gaps in key and emerging areas of safety, a leading voice in engineering risk management and major hazard industries has said.
By Belinda Liversedge on 09 December 2025
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By Belinda Liversedge on 28 October 2025
Employers are increasingly keen to effectively manage psychosocial risks such as stress, bullying and poor work-life balance, and EHSQ digital tools make it easier both for workers to report psychosocial problems and for managers to spot patterns and trends, intervening early to protect everyone’s mental and physical wellbeing.
By Jose Arcilla, HSI on 09 December 2025
By Graham Sharp, Stanley on 08 December 2025
By Guy Osmond and Alex Reffell, Osmond Ergonomics & Wellbeing on 08 December 2025
By Mark Burrup, Draeger Safety UK on 08 December 2025
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
By Belinda Liversedge on 29 October 2025
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By Belinda Liversedge on 17 September 2025
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
By Rt Hon Sir Robert Buckland KBE KC on 03 December 2025
By Umer Changaiz, CMIOSH on 03 December 2025
By Ben Pepper, CL Medilaw on 30 October 2025
