Safety Management Magazine features

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    How being mobile helps prevent slips, trips and falls at work

    Good physical fitness and mobility can help to reduce the risk of workers suffering slips, trips and falls, so it makes sense to encourage staff to improve their coordination, balance and strength, through simple exercises and activities.

    By Chloe Miller, freelance writer on 04 August 2025

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    Changes to ISO management standards: start preparing now

    The key ISO management standards setting out best practice frameworks for effectively managing occupational health and safety, environmental and quality risks and opportunities are undergoing major revision, so it’s essential businesses start planning now to meet the new requirements in order to maintain their certifications under the relevant standards.

    By Dr Keith Whitehead, British Safety Council on 08 August 2025

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    Freediver, Helena Bourdillon on how trust is the key to productive and happy workplaces

    Helena Bourdillon has survived and triumphed over chronic depression and now freedives to world-beating depths. A star speaker at SHW Live this year in London, her success she says is built on a philosophy of trust, which she nurtures through her five tools. We take a deep dive to explore how this approach can be applied to reducing stress at work.

    By Belinda Liversedge on 31 July 2025

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    Inclusive, compliant evacuation planning: why training and maintenance matter

    Those responsible for business premises should provide assistive equipment to ensure the safe and efficient evacuation of people with mobility impairments. However, it is crucial that this equipment is regularly maintained and that staff are thoroughly trained in its use – otherwise, confusion and potentially fatal delays can arise in an emergency.

    By Evac+Chair on 07 August 2025

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    The £11 million sales safety tax: why every business needs to tackle slip risks

    Slip injuries to workers and members of the public can have a major financial impact on a business in terms of fines, compensation payouts and higher insurance premiums, so it’s essential to take a scientific approach to understanding and reducing slip risks.

    By Christian Harris, Slip Safety Services on 01 August 2025

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    2025 UK fire safety regulation updates: a quick guide

    The regulatory landscape covering fire safety arrangements and structural features in domestic and commercial buildings has undergone a number of significant changes in recent years, making it essential for responsible persons to review their approach to keeping residents, workers and the nearby public safe from the risk of fire. 

    By Chloe Miller on 11 July 2025

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    Facing the facts: protecting your outdoor workforce from UV exposure and skin cancer

    With outdoor workers at significant risk of skin damage, ageing and cancer due to exposure to the sun’s UV rays, it’s essential that employers in sectors like construction and agriculture create a working environment where sun safety precautions become the norm, rather than the exception.

    By SC Johnson Professional on 11 July 2025

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    Stars, stripes and safety

    It seems like America today is rarely out of the news, particularly since President Trump won his second term. Our ‘special relationship’ with America has continued, with the country a strong pipeline for inspiration, products and trends.

    By Belinda Liversedge on 07 July 2025

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    A year on – what have been the developments in competence management and the golden thread?

    Last July the authors published an article in Safety Management where we looked at the expectations for those responsible for managing competence and those creating and managing the golden thread. In this edition we provide an update on both these key requirements of the Building Safety Act/Fire Safety Act’s ‘new regulatory regime’ including for higher-risk buildings (HRBs).

    By Sofie Hooper, Association for Project Safety and Anthony Taylor, Resolve Risk Ltd on 03 July 2025

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    The AI safety revolution: augmentation, not elimination

    Artificial Intelligence looks set to vastly reduce the amount of time and effort required to record, create and analyse occupational safety and ESG data, procedures and performance, while automatically providing insight into areas for improvement and areas of excellence.

    By Alex Nichol, Notify Technology on 16 June 2025