Employers are increasingly keen to effectively manage psychosocial risks such as stress, bullying and poor work-life balance, and EHSQ digital tools make it easier both for workers to report psychosocial problems and for managers to spot patterns and trends, intervening early to protect everyone’s mental and physical wellbeing.
By Jose Arcilla, HSI on 10 December 2025
A legal anomaly that makes it more difficult for sufferers of asbestos-related lung cancer to obtain compensation than people who have developed mesothelioma means large numbers of people are dying before receiving full compensation that could prove vital in the final months of their lives.
By Daniel Easton, Association of Personal Injury Lawyers on 30 October 2025
Autistic adults have waited too long for meaningful reform. They have shared their experiences and expertise. Now they deserve action, accountability, and transformation.
By Rt Hon Sir Robert Buckland KBE KC on 10 December 2025
Autistic adults have waited too long for meaningful reform. They have shared their experiences and expertise. Now they deserve action, accountability, and transformation.
By Rt Hon Sir Robert Buckland KBE KC on 10 December 2025
The modern workplace is a diverse environment. Most workforces will be made up of individuals representing the majority of the groups protected under the Equality Act 2010.
By John Robinson, Schofield Sweeney on 10 December 2025
Although in past years asbestos-related mesothelioma deaths have been associated with exposures among construction and related trades working on the fabric of buildings, emerging evidence suggests that future cases of mesothelioma will be dominated by those exposed as children and teachers in schools in recent years, today and in the future.
By Charles Pickles, Airtight on Asbestos on 02 September 2025
Why we urgently need to improve training standards and awareness about asbestos exposure.
By Richard Blunt, Mesothelioma UK on 04 September 2025
The National Education Union (NEU) was formed in 2017 from an amalgamation of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL). In total we have around half a million members, who work as teachers, support staff and leaders.
By Sarah Lyons, National Education Union (NEU) on 03 September 2025
In a relatively short time, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become synonymous with technological development, but development doesn’t inherently mean that the workers of the world will have a safer future.
By Mike Robinson FCA, British Safety Council on 07 October 2025
With employers likely turning their attention to Christmas and end-of-year parties for their teams, autumn is an ideal time to launch prevention, support and education programmes around alcohol at work, providing a real opportunity to protect health, productivity and performance.
By Susan Laurie, Alcohol Change UK on 01 October 2025
To anyone outside the occupational safety and health (OSH) field, the job may appear deceptively simple. First, we identify hazards, then we create solutions, and finally, we watch risks disappear into history.
By Mike Robinson FCA on 01 September 2025
The Product Regulation and Metrology Bill currently before Parliament offers the opportunity to reduce the fire risks posed by sub-standard e-bikes, e-scooters and their lithium-ion batteries, but the Government needs to go further and faster to protect public safety.
By Lesley Rudd, Electrical Safety First on 03 July 2025
It’s a year since Labour came to power with manifesto commitments to fix the failed approach to the cladding and building safety scandal and deliver meaningful change.
By Campaign team, End Our Cladding Scandal on 01 July 2025
