Naturally for a discipline that weighs risk, cost and reward, much of health and safety is contested.
Often, there are no clear facts. Instead, our opinions reflect judgements based on years of experience. We can be trusted to offer opinions on what should be done to safeguard worker’s safety, health and wellbeing and ensure businesses thrive.
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With one political earthquake followed by another it’s natural to want to bury your head in the sand. It’s hard to engage when even trying to reflect on one event is quickly elbowed out of view by another news story clamouring for attention.
On 23 March we hosted a film night at the Regent Street cinema in London. This venue was the home of the first films ever shown in the UK back in 1896 when silent images of a train pulling into a station, shot by the Lumiere brothers, shocked the audience so much that some, it’s reported, ran out of the cinema concerned for their safety!
Throughout history, human beings have sought opportunities to increase value, efficiency and productivity while reducing the requirement for effort and interaction.
A few weeks ago the British Safety Council, together with the Health in Construction Leadership Group, launched Mates in Mind, a revolutionary new turnkey approach to promoting mental wellbeing at work.
The lighter and brighter days of spring are around the corner, why not use Time to Talk day to encourage your colleagues to talk over mental health for a greater sense of wellbeing?
Our new digital archive illustrates over 60 years ago British Safety Council promoted campaigns from the amusing to the controversial. Have we become too corporate about Health and Safety?
As part of our 60th anniversary celebrations we have recently digitised our archive and published it online. Looking back through the documents and pictures it’s striking to note how much the world of work has changed, switching from an industrial to a service-focus landscape.
British Safety Council celebrates its 60th anniversary and announces the opening of a new website.
British Safety Council looks back at an exciting year of change in 2016 and focuses on what this means for the future of Health and Safety.
A new discovery of 60 years of British Safety Council memorabilia illustrates how much we have achieved in the battle for Health and Safety and what we can learn for the future.
