articleFrom the CEO’s desk – January 2026
BSIF’S INCOMING CEO, John Hooker, focuses on the key role played by safety and health duty holders and employers in businesses across Britain and how their needs drive BSIF priorities.
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articleIn the spotlight with Alan Murray
AS ALAN Murray steps into his new role as executive chairman of the British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF), we put him in the spotlight to explore his long and influential career in the health and safety industry, his reflections on the challenges ahead, and his hopes for the future of the sector.
newsReview PPE stock and purchasing processes, urges BSIF
THE BRITISH Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) is urging organisations across the UK to use January to review their PPE stock and the processes they use to source it, as concerns continue to grow around the safety and compliance of products sold through online marketplaces.
articleCheck, select and protect
Do you purchase Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) or Safety Products? Do you use PPE or Safety Products at work? If so, how do you know what you’re purchasing is actually going to provide the protection levels claimed? The British Safety Industry Federation will be on hand at HSM Live Scotland to offer advice on how you can purchase compliant PPE.
articleIn the spotlight with John Hooker
As John Hooker steps into his new role as CEO of the British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF), we explore his journey in the health and safety industry and his hopes for the future.
articleConsider the risks
Consider the risks your workers face very carefully and give equal consideration to the selection of PPE, says Alan Murray.
articleFrom fit to function
Thanks to advances in personal protective equipment (PPE) and growing awareness of workplace hazards, today’s workers enjoy greater protection than ever before. However, there’s no room for complacency. This annual PPE survey reveals the insights and opinions of the most important voices—the wearers and buyers of this essential protection. Kelly Rose reports.
webinarThe point of PPE
In this webinar, the British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) will present “The point of PPE” and it will demonstrate clearly, concisely and convincingly the critical role that good PPE plays in keeping the UK’s workforce safe and healthy.
The webinar will demonstrate the challenge of inadequate PPE being acquired or provided to wearers and the potential risks which that can create. Good well specified and competently sourced PPE saves! It saves lives! When risks can’t be eliminated, PPE is essential, but only if it’s fit for purpose and properly specified.
newsChemical company fined after worker suffers burns
A CHEMICAL company has been fined £100k after one of its workers was permanently scarred from burns from a steam hose at a site in Motherwell.
newsIndustries with highest workplace illness revealed
RESEARCH HAS revealed that health and social care workers are the worst-affected by workplace illness, as a new government pilot scheme aims to address worrying annual sick note volumes.
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