British Safety Council

Peter McGettrick, Chairman of British Safety Council, comments on the Budget set out today by Rachel Reeves, Chancellor of the Exchequer. Read more 👉 https://ow.ly/m8Y850TWumc

Whatever you do, good health and safety, and staff wellbeing are essential for any organisation. Workplace illness and injuries carry significant costs, both financial and reputational. British Safety Council membership is designed to help you manage legislation and compliance, while systematically improving your health, safety, and wellbeing standards. Find out more 👉 https://ow.ly/HIB150QEZrl

A fire in a block of flats in Plaistow, east London was caused by a lithium battery, London Fire Brigade has said: https://ow.ly/INAC50TSFWV #lithiumfire #batteries

New report calls for employers to do more to support workers' health, with half of UK workforce lacking access to workplace health checks: https://ow.ly/5XW450TPPwh #workplacewellbeing

Are you a supervisor or manager? ✅ Are you looking to continue your professional development? ✅ Our IOSH Managing Safely course is for you! You'll get: • Knowledge, skills and confidence to manage health and safety within your team • Awarded a Managing Safely certificate from the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), the world’s largest health and safety membership organisation • A distinct advantage to anyone holding or seeking a managerial or supervisory position. Book now 👉 https://ow.ly/xCzv50TPNyL

🚨 Limited Spaces Available! 🚨 Join us on 12 November for our Strategic Wellbeing Workshop designed exclusively for senior leaders, featuring Stephen Haynes, Director of Wellbeing, and Sophie Snell, Organisational Wellbeing Consultant. In this 90-minute interactive session, you'll explore how your leadership directly influences employee wellbeing, workplace productivity, and overall business profitability. It's a unique opportunity to gain strategic insights into fostering a healthier, happier workplace. Limited spaces are available on a first come, first served basis. Successful registrants will be contacted by our team. 🔗 Register your place: https://ow.ly/N3LL50TPMY3

The law is sparse when it comes to regulating #mentalhealth and #workplacewellbeing, writes Katherine Metcalfe from Pinsent Masons in the October issue of Safety Management: https://ow.ly/cnnn50TIBiL

Safely evacuating vulnerable people from supported housing when there's a fire can be challenging. Here, Shonagh Methven Chartered MCIPD CMIOSH from United Response describes some innovative approaches that can help disabled residents escape safely: https://ow.ly/ke5V50TIAkc

We are one of nine leading UK safety, health and wellbeing organisations who have formed an alliance to address the biggest risks in the workplace. We’ve published a report on ‘Prioritising mental health in the workplace’ which has clear calls to action for employers, Government and the OSH profession. If you work in health, safety and wellbeing and want to know more about how to better support people’s mental health at work, see the full paper here: https://ow.ly/ITY650THFOW #MentalHealthMatters

Helen Eaton from HKE Training provides some tips to workplaces on how to be more neuroinclusive: https://ow.ly/pzgo50TIaTB #neurodiversity