Understanding the links between inequality and workplace risk
Our latest report shines a light on global inequalities in worker safety and the steps needed to reduce workplace harm worldwide.
Welcome to RoSPA
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) is a leading voice in health and safety that campaigns to reduce avoidable accidents at home, on the road, at work and at leisure. Our vision is to create a life free from accidental injury, and with the support of our members, this is at the core of everything we do.
RoSPA Membership
Managing health and safety doesn’t need to be complex or time-consuming. With RoSPA Membership, you’ll have everything you need to stay on top of legislation, reduce risk, and build a safer organisation—without doing it alone.
Making the world safer together
RoSPA champions safety through life-saving campaigns. Discover how we make the world safer — get involved and learn more today!
Annual review of accidents
RoSPA’s Annual Review of Accidents brings together the latest available UK data on accidental deaths and hospital admissions across road, home, work and leisure settings. It shows that accidents remain a leading cause of preventable harm, with tens of thousands of people killed or seriously injured each year.
National accident prevention strategy
Ground-breaking research reveals that UK accident rates have risen sharply over the last decade. We urgently need government support to tackle this issue.
Global accidents at work
Every worker should be able to return home from work safe. Yet around the world, preventable workplace injuries and deaths continue to devastate individuals, families and communities. Read more about our research into who is most at risk of harm globally and the steps needed to create safer workplaces for everyone.
OSH Skills Commission
New OSH Skills Commission report reveals how investing in workforce competence strengthens safety, wellbeing and productivity. Exploring skills gaps, AI, knowledge transfer and succession planning, it offers practical recommendations to help organisations build a resilient, future-ready workforce.
Leading the way in health and safety excellence
Build your expertise with our trusted health and safety qualifications and showcase your achievements through the internationally recognised RoSPA Awards — inspiring safer workplaces everywhere.
Health and safety qualifications
Trusted qualifications shaping safer workplaces, stronger compliance, and healthier communities.
Health and safety awards
National Water Safety Conference
RoSPA is proud to host the National Water Safety Conference on Wednesday, October 07, 2026 in Birmingham. Every year, around 400 people drown in the UK, with a further 200 taking their own lives in our waters. Our conference provides a vital platform for water safety leaders, practitioners, educators, and academics to come together, share knowledge, and shape the future of drowning prevention. The 2026 event programme is now available.
Read the latest news and views
People in poorer countries face double the risk of workplace harm, RoSPA report reveals
Workers in low-income countries are more than twice as likely to experience serious workplace harm as those in wealthier nations, according to new RoSPA research that exposes a deep global inequality in occupational safety.
Who will replace the experts? Tackling the UK's OSH skills crisis
From mentoring and skills passports to succession planning and AI governance, RoSPA's OSH Skills Commission has set out an ambitious blueprint for tackling the erosion of workplace safety competence. Louis Wustemann examines the key recommendations and the challenges ahead.
Hidden dangers of baby sleep and feeding products: RoSPA’s safety advice for parents
RoSPA is urging parents to think carefully before buying sleep and feeding products marketed as ‘essential’, as some may pose serious safety risks including suffocation, choking and overheating.
Upcoming training courses
Safety Representatives: Virtual training course
If you are looking to understand the pivotal role of safety representatives and gain practical skills to enhance workplace safety, this course is designed just for you - join the next virtual classroom course, click the link for all dates.
Accident Investigation: Virtual classroom training course
Book the next live virtual classroom, click the link for all dates. Delivered by qualified professionals, providing engaging break out sessions, and interactive discussions.
RoSPA Level 3 Award for Manual Handling Trainers: Face to face training
This face-to-face course will equip you with the skills to plan, deliver and assess best practice Manual Handling training. Click the link to see all training course dates.
RoSPA Level 3 Award for Safer People Handling Trainers: Face to face training
The RoSPA Level 3 Award for Safer People Handling Trainers Course is designed to equip individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary to train others in the safe movement of people. Join the next course starting October 27th, 2026. Other dates also available.
Construction Design and Management Awareness: Virtual classroom training course
Book the next virtual course on October 29, 2026 and master the principles of safe, compliant construction with RoSPA’s Construction Design Management course, aligned with CDM Regulations 2015. Other dates available.
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