Wearable technology powered by AI analysis is now regularly deployed to prevent safety problems like musculoskeletal injuries and collisions between forklifts and pedestrians, and future developments mean the technology looks set to make it easier to manage other safety challenges, like site evacuations.
By Graham Sharp, Stanley on 08 December 2025
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 January 2026
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
Lawyers have joined unions to hail the passing of the employment rights bill into law as ‘the biggest upgrade on workers’ rights in a generation’.
By Belinda Liversedge on 24 December 2025
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The largely female workforce in India’s garment manufacturing industry faces long hours, low wages and poor working conditions, and campaigners say it is time the Indian government and international clothing brands took tougher action to improve working conditions, pay and employment rights.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 11 December 2025
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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 24 November 2025
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New IPPR research shows that most employees expect their employer to play an active role in reducing alcohol harm. Senior staff, in particular, believe employers have an even greater responsibility. Yet in practice, many employees say they do not see their employer taking meaningful steps to minimise harm.
By Dr Jamie O’Halloran, IPPR on 02 January 2026
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