The British Safety Council recently launched their new manifesto: Combatting risk in the digital age, at an event in the House of Commons.

British Safety Council launches its new manifesto at a parliamentary reception.

The UK has gone “some way backwards” on attitudes towards health and safety since the landmark introduction of regulations and protections at work in the 1970s, a Labour MP has said.

Today, the British Safety Council will be holding a reception in Parliament to launch its new Manifesto, which will set the tone for the future of the organisation. In 1982, Andy Slaughter worked as press officer for the British Safety Council under its charismatic and often controversial founder James Tye, when the charity was constantly in the headlines with good or bad news. 

GMB, which has members across every sector of the British economy, said today’s official workplace death figures hide tens of thousands of related deaths. 

As we are now in full Festival season, the All-Party Parliamentary Carbon Monoxide Group launches the CO Safety at Festivals campaign, highlighting the widespread risk of carbon monoxide poisoning at festivals to politicians and the government.

The UK Government has been urged to scrap its approach to deregulation of health and safety legislation in the light of the Grenfell Tower blaze.

A united Britain is a force to be reckoned with and yet it often takes a tragedy to prompt us to unite and engage with each, reflects Louise Ward, Communications and Policy Director at the British Safety Council.

One in three working families in Britain are just one pay cheque away from losing their home. As well as influencing mental wellbeing, such personal concerns are very likely to impact on attention and concentration, contributing to accidents in the workplace, says Louise Ward, Director of Policy and Communications at the British Safety Council.

By the end of March 2019, the UK will no longer be part of the European Union, that much is clear. Beyond that, much remains little more than speculation, says Laura Cameron, advising on health and safety implications of Brexit in Safety Management.

Technology is evolving at an amazing pace. There is a need to act quickly if we are to reap the benefits of this unique opportunity to design out risk and design in health and safety, advises Louise Ward of the British Safety Council.

Policy Connect publishes its Carbon Monoxide Safety Manifesto for the General Election 2017. Produced by the organisation’s Energy Safety Team, and comprising the expertise of five different independent groups, our groups consist of cross-party parliamentarians and cross-sectoral industry experts.

Speaking with PoliticsHome, Chief Executive of the British Safety Council shares the organisations simple vision: no-one should be injured or made ill at work. 

MPs from across the political spectrum have called on the Government to protect people in low income households and renters from CO poisoning.

Responding to the 'Work, Health and Disability: Improving Lives' green paper, Louise Ward, Policy and Standards Director at the British Safety Council calls on the government to include initiatives supporting access to healthcare advice and medical services for working people.

The British Safety Council launches its 60th anniversary celebrations using the medium of film to reflect on the organisation’s past, present and future

Supporters will enjoy a range of services and benefits, free of charge, for 12 months, to help them manage health and safety risks in their organisations.

The British Safety Council launches a digital archive documenting 60 years of its campaigning history to prevent injury and ill health at work

Greater numbers of enforcement staff are required to ensure that breaches in safety standards are identified and prevented.

A group of 31 MPs from across the political spectrum have called on the Government to protect consumers from unsafe carbon monoxide alarms, which fail to comply with the industry wide safety standard BS EN 50291.

To demonstrate the contribution it has made to improving the safety and health of workers over the years, the charity will release a digital record of historic materials, long-thought to have been lost, and will use this opportunity to reaffirm its commitment to employers by offering targeted support to small charities and small companies. 

Barry Sheerman MP, Co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Carbon Monoxide Group, hosted the parliamentary launch of Gas Safety Week. 

Senior policy advisor on work and health to three British Governments, Dame Carol Black, speaks to the British Safety Council.

The All-Party Parliamentary Carbon Monoxide Group (APPCOG) has welcomed new safety advice issued by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch and Boat Safety Scheme, after the tragic death of two boat users following carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.