Liam Jagger

Feb 7, 2024 | britsafe.org | Liam Jagger |Pinsent Masons |Kevin Bridges |Hannah Beaumont

Battery power has been around for a long time. The risks inherent in the production, storage, use and disposal of batteries are not new. However, the way we use batteries is rapidly evolving, which brings these risks into sharp focus. Once reserved for use in small household items such as clocks and toys, battery power now increasingly dominates the world of personal and commercial transport.

Jan 31, 2024 | britsafe.org | David Gray |Liam Jagger |Pinsent Masons |Peter Bennett OBE

The Ladder Association is doubling down on its efforts to raise awareness that unsafe and potentially dangerous ladders continue to be sold via online platforms to unsuspecting consumers in the UK. The Association’s recent market surveillance study, part of our ongoing ‘Step Up to Safe Ladders’ campaign, found that 70 per cent of the commercially-available multi-purpose ladders they tested failed to meet the minimum safety requirements designed to keep users safe.

Aug 1, 2023 | britsafe.org | Lucy Brown |Liam Jagger |Pinsent Masons

In the aftermath of the tragedy, hundreds of buildings were identified as being wrapped in the same deadly cladding as on Grenfell Tower; then, as the years have passed, more and more people have discovered their homes are unsafe with remedial costs running into the tens of thousands of pounds per flat. Pandora’s Box was opened and the true extent of the crisis – impacting eight per cent of people (4.2 million) in England – was revealed.

Jul 31, 2023 | britsafe.org | Liam Jagger |Pinsent Masons |Chris Green |Rachel Rawlings

Occupational health and safety (OHS) may, on the surface of things, seem dry and anodyne but it stands as a cornerstone for modern organisations and is, in fact, crucial to commercial success. Why? Because a safety-first culture attracts and retains skilled staff, which in turn enhances productivity and inspires confidence among discerning clients. This protects the bottom-line and the reputation of a company in ways that can’t be measured in numbers. At Air Products, OHS is not just a box to tick.

Jul 17, 2023 | tinyurl.com | Samantha Peters |Liam Jagger |Pinsent Masons |Chris Green

At the British Safety Council, we encourage employers to invest in workplace health and wellbeing. Our aim is to create better working lives. Doing so, can, we believe, reduce staff turnover, and improve performance. Evidence to support this is expanding. But as we say, in our 2018 review of the literature on wellbeing at work, this is about more than just free fruit!The good news is that employers have picked up the baton. Interest is growing worldwide.