HEALTH & SAFETY - COMPLIANCE
FEATURE SPONSOR 60 YEARS OF SAVING LIVES
Since its inception, the British Safety Council has been working and campaigning on a variety of platforms to keep workers safe. More recently, it has focused its activities on workplace health and well-being, including mental health.
DISCOVERY
When James Tye created the British Safety Council in 1957, thousands of people were being killed at work every year in the UK, while many more suffered serious injuries and disease
He worked tirelessly to prevent this and kick-started campaigns for seat belt laws and comprehensive protection for all workers. His efforts contributed to the creation of the Health and Safety at Work Act in 1974. Far ahead of his time, he helped to establish the British Wellness Council in 1980, which dealt with such issues as stress and wellbeing.
A treasure trove of campaign posters, magazines, press cuttings, photographs and films documenting some of the biggest disasters of the last 60 years, including Aberfan, Flixborough and Hillsborough and featuring celebrities such as Barbara Winsor and Sterling Moss, considered lost until recently, was discovered in a warehouse. This remarkable legacy has been digitised and was unveiled in an archive format for all to enjoy in January 2017 (follow QR Code/Link at the end of this article). A documentary film and a commemorative picture book by social historian Mike Esbester will also be released in 2017, charting the development of the British Safety Council
against the economic, political and social changes that it sought to influence over the past 60 years.
2017 EVENTS
There will be a number of events taking place across the year. A key celebration was a film night and a fundraising event on 23 March 2017 in London. It was held at the Regent Street cinema, one of the most historic cinemas in Britain, which has recently been restored to its former glory. During the evening, compered by eminent film critic Mark Kermode, guests watched winning films from the Young Filmmakers Competition on the topic of risk, together with a film exploring the future of work and risk in the next 60 years.
British Safety Council SCAN/CLICK
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