Wellbeing Conference 2024

Employers urged to listen to staff when designing workplace wellbeing strategies

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

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Backstage pass: how do festival organisers keep staff and visitors safe?

As festivalgoers prepare to pull on their wellies, dig out their sunhats and dust off their tents ahead of another summer of live outdoor events, Safety Management looks behind the scenes at how festival organisers keep the armies of workers tasked with setting everything up safe and well.

By Kerry Reals on 29 April 2024

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AI: a powerful new tool for managing safety risks

By Robert Leech, EcoOnline on 29 April 2024

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Pursuing workplace wellbeing through authentic leadership

By Dr Audrey Fleming, British Safety Council on 26 April 2024

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Out in the field: why lone worker monitoring is key

By Rebecca Pick, Pick Protection on 26 April 2024

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Company director jailed for illegal asbestos removal

The director of a company that developed a commercial unit into student accommodation has been jailed for eight months after illegally removing large quantities of asbestos insulating board (AIB) from the building and exposing unqualified workers to health risks.

By Kerry Reals on 09 April 2024

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Why our world needs safety more than ever

Our safety, in every sense of the word, is very much in the news right now. Whether it’s wars in Europe or the Middle East, threats from terrorism or rogue states, the need to keep children safe online, or violence faced by shop keepers, the numbers and level of threats to our safety seem to rise exponentially every day.

By Mike Robinson FCA, British Safety Council on 30 April 2024

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ISO mental health standard needs a multi-disciplinary approach

By Phil Newton, Pinsent Masons LLP on 01 April 2022

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Why your business should act on engine idling

By Jack Alexander, project officer, Idling Action London on 01 October 2021