The annual British Safety Council’s International Safety Awards, which recognise an organisation’s commitment to excellent standards of health, safety and wellbeing management are now open for applications. In 2023, 773 organisations of all sizes, types and sectors won an International ...

The Building Safety Alliance, a cross-sector collaboration of leading industry figures and various associations and bodies, is inviting stakeholders in the occupation phase to join the group to further contribute to the development of a standardised approach to support accountable ...

HSE’s fatal injury statistics for 2022 to 2023 suggest that workplaces are no safer than in 2016, says Nick Wilson, Director of Health and Safety at WorkNest According to the most recent data from the HSE a total of 135 ...

The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 has been passed into law with an accompanying schedule listing approximately 600 pieces of legislation that is set to be ‘sunsetted’ by the end of 2023. While health and safety legislation ...

For the third consecutive year, Salisbury Group has secured a Gold Award from RoSPA – the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. Now into its 67th year, the RoSPA Health and Safety Awards is an internationally-recognised process for demonstrating ...

Nine of the UK’s most prominent Safety & Health organisations have united to form the Occupational Safety and Health Stakeholder Alliance. It will create a platform to offer a unified 360-degree perspective on critical Safety & Health issues for the first time. The nine organisations ...

Alert Technology scooped this year’s Product Innovation Award for the Asbestos ALERT PRO Connected, the world’s first real-time airborne asbestos detector. The ALERT PRO Connected is an IoT monitor and warning device with patented technology designed to help prevent prolonged ...

Jason Webb, Managing Director, Electronic Temperature Instruments offers some advice on using technology in food hygiene Food hygiene and safety are critical aspects of any catering facilities operations. According to the Food Standards Agency, an estimated 380,000 cases of norovirus ...

Changes to wayfinding signage regulations are a step towards taking H&S signage more seriously says John Davies, Managing Director at FASTSIGNS UK In 2018, it was revealed that ‘poor signage’ hindered rescue efforts at the Grenfell Tower fire in North ...

With the Government’s Retained EU Law (REUL) Bill, do we really want to sacrifice our excellent reputation for health and safety? asks Peter McGettrick, British Safety Council Chairman The UK has built an excellent record for health and safety over ...