British Safety Council

UK Govt unveils plans to tackle economic inactivity by working with local mayors. British Safety Council chairman Peter McGettrick welcomes the plan and calls for worker wellbeing to be at the heart of govt policy: https://lnkd.in/d-zfRQT6

In the seven years since the #Grenfell tragedy, politicians, developers and the construction industry have failed to ensure that safety-critical remediation works are carried out quickly and at no cost to innocent leaseholders, campaign group #EndOurCladdingScandal writes in July's Safety Management: https://ow.ly/50jW50SG5AF

Offshore oil and gas firms urged to focus more closely on potential for human error to cause disasters, after failings found on North Sea platform: https://lnkd.in/eyRZ_Par

Cycling to work halves risk of dying from illness and improves #mentalhealth, but doubles risk of being hospitalised due to road traffic collision, new study from University of Glasgow finds: https://lnkd.in/dr_RjVJt

See British Safety Council's reaction to #KingsSpeech today, welcoming: ✅the Gov's decision to put employment rights at the heart of its agenda ✅that Martyn’s Law will reach the statute books ✅reforms to focus on and improve access to mental health services 👉https://rb.gy/whexir Commenting, British Safety Council’s Chairman, Peter McGettrick said: “We know that, to improve public health outcomes, boost productivity, and grow the economy we need a workforce that is safe, happy, and healthy; and there were some measures in the King’s Speech which will begin to tackle these challenges head-on... “Overall, this King’s Speech sets out a legislative agenda moving in the right direction for a safer, healthier, and happier society and we stand ready to assist the Government in doing just that.” Our full press release: https://rb.gy/whexir

#KingsSpeech contains Bills to overhaul workers' rights, introduce #MartynsLaw and modernise #MentalHealthAct: https://lnkd.in/eeMYheND

Sofie Hooper from IWFM Rising FMs Network (UK) and Anthony Taylor from Building Safety Alliance wrote in Safety Management about the Building Safety Act 2022 and how things are going two years on: https://ow.ly/6xRW50SG4Pp

To mark the 50th Anniversary of the Health and Safety at Work Act, we've just published a new YouGov survey on the impact new technologies, like #artificialintelligence, could have on the workplace. We asked 4018 employers and employees what they think about the future of jobs, safety and work, in the light of #AI, #AR and #VR. 👉 See the findings here: https://rb.gy/9shh0g This follows a roundtable discussion we held on the #FutureOfWork, chaired by Nathan Baker, CEO of Institute of Occupational Medicine. This looked back at the last 50 years, and asked how can we create safer, healthier, and happier workplaces in the future. It featured David Sharp FCIM FIWFM TechIOSH, Founder and MD of International Workplace, Dee Arp, Chief Operating Officer of NEBOSH, Sean Elson, Partner at Pinsent Masons, Janet Newsham, Chair of the Hazards Campaign at Greater Manchester Hazards Centre, Peter McGettrick, Chairman of British Safety Council, and Phil Pinnington CMIOSH Pinnington, Head of Audit & Consultancy at British Safety Council. 👉 See our short video here: https://rb.gy/8q1j4o

The use of certificated external providers to carry out fire safety risk assessments provides confidence that they have the right competence for the job, says Ken Bullock from BAFE Fire Safety Register https://ow.ly/yRY150SG55Q

Last chance to sign up for tomorrows webinar, "Five Star Audit Updates" with Phil Pinnington CMIOSH! Join us to hear Phil provide an update on our Five Star Occupational Health and Safety Best Practice Audit for new customers - with a focus on the Specification for 2024. Hurry, book your place now 👉 https://ow.ly/Yie650SvLOV