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
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 10 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 December 2025
Collision prevention takes growth mindsets, psychological safety and a ‘just’ culture, delegates at the recent National Highways ‘Driving Change’ conference heard.
By Driving for Better Business on 01 November 2024
Although the Indian government wants to boost the number of women in employment, commentators say women are being prevented from securing jobs and advancing their careers through a combination of employer prejudice, a lack of family-friendly employment practices and outdated prohibitions on the types of work females can do.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 07 October 2024
The death of a young female accountant at Ernst & Young in India, allegedly following a gruelling workload, has sparked debate about the need to tackle the long working hours culture in corporate India to protect workers’ mental and physical health.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 07 October 2024
High-profile aviation safety incidents involving pilots with mental health issues have shone a light on how the airline industry supports the mental wellbeing of its frontline workers. Experts are calling for a different approach that would make it easier for pilots and other aviation workers to seek help when they need it.
By Kerry Reals on 01 October 2024
Despite an employer’s best efforts, challenges, stresses and adversity at work are sometimes unavoidable, but suitable lifestyle choices can help us build our resilience capacity and sustain our energy.
By Marcus Herbert, British Safety Council on 01 October 2024
World Mental Health Day on 10 October is a great opportunity for employers to reflect on their current approach to managing mental health at work and identify ways of more effectively protecting, supporting and improving employee mental wellbeing.
By Alexa Knight, Mental Health Foundation on 01 October 2024
Established following Dame Judith Hackitt’s ‘Building a Safer Future’ report, BSR was set up as part of the Health and Safety Executive. The new Building Safety Regulator in England is transforming the landscape of building safety, by ensuring that higher-risk buildings where people live and stay are designed, constructed and managed to the highest levels of care and accountability to ensure residents’ safety.
By Neil Hope-Collins, HSE on 01 October 2024
Alcohol consumption can have a variety of negative impacts on workers and the wider business, so it’s essential to create a workplace culture where staff understand the health risks, don’t face pressure to drink at company events and would feel comfortable raising concerns about their own or others’ drinking.
By Jane Gardiner, Alcohol Change UK on 01 October 2024
Neurodivergent people sometimes struggle to achieve their potential at work, but small and often low-cost adjustments to working environments, technology and processes can make all the difference.
By Helen Eaton, HKE Training on 01 October 2024
By creating a workplace that recognises and supports the unique strengths and needs of neurodivergent employees, businesses can reduce absenteeism, increase productivity and enhance employee engagement.
By Guy Osmond and Alex Reffell, Osmond Inclusive Wellbeing Services on 01 October 2024
