Health and Safety Executive

Current issues

The following topics have been identified as having the potential to impact on HSE’s interests and responsibilities. Each entry contains a brief description of the topic with links to other relevant material, where this is available. Further work will be done on these topics according to prioritisation agreed by the Science Sub-Group.

Comments on the topics listed here or suggestions for other topics are welcome. Comments can be sent to Horizon.Scanning@hsl.gov.uk, and suggestions can be made on the form on the ‘Getting Involved’ page.

Given the nature of horizon scanning activity, topics presented here are for discussion only and do not necessarily reflect HSE policy or guidance.

Political

Science and technology

Energy topics

Socioeconomic

The workplace


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Updated 21.04.11