Safety, Health & Wellbeing Live Manchester (SHW) is proud to strengthen our long-standing partnership with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), as they return as the Official Partner for SHW Live Manchester 2026.

This enhanced partnership reinforces the event’s position as the UK’s most practical, hands-on showcase for workplace safety, health and wellbeing, and brings visitors closer than ever to a leading national regulator.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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    Sarah Newton, Chair of the Health and Safety Executive, will talk about the organisations priorities in 2026 to deliver on their People and Places Strategy. This includes a particular focus on preventing work-related ill health, how this work supports the UK Government’s commitment to growth and the steps employers can take to reduce risk within their own workplaces.
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    Theatre 4 - Fire Safety Live
    Alexander Tsavalos, Intervention Design Group Unit lead in the Health and Safety Executive, will talk about some of HSE’s priorities for the 2026-27 work year as part of its work to deliver their People and Places Strategy. This will include the different ways HSE intervenes to drive change with a particular focus on preventing work-related ill health, and how leaders treating health risks in the same way they do about other management issues including traditional safety concerns could reduce the risk of ill health within their own workplaces.

As part of this expanded role, HSE will deliver two opening keynote presentations at the beginning of each day of the show, tackling the most urgent issues shaping the future of workplace safety. These high-impact sessions will provide authoritative insight into regulatory priorities, emerging risks, and the practical steps organisations must take to remain compliant and resilient.
 



 

MEET THE INSPECTOR

The HSE stand will give visitors the opportunity to meet an inspector in an informal, one-to-one setting. They will be able to hear about a range of topics, including noise and vibration, occupational health and incident investigation.

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Spotlight Seminars

HSE will also lead an extended programme of spotlight seminars in their on-stand mini theatre, giving attendees access to small-group Q&A sessions and real-world guidance from specialist inspectors and product experts.

These intimate, interactive sessions - combined with live demonstrations will allow visitors to explore complex challenges in depth and see regulatory expectations in action. They will also have the chance to learn more about the solutions available from HSE to help them protect their colleagues and workplaces, including training, books and tools, testing and consultancy services.

 

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    HSE mini theatre

    Employers have a legal duty to protect workers from stress at work by doing a risk assessment and acting on it. In this workshop session, Phoebe will guide you through the essential steps of a work-related stress risk assessment and the processes that you can use to help identify, communicate and manage the stress risk factors in your organisation. The session will outline employers’ legal duties in relation to stress and signpost to several solutions from HSE to support organisations in tackling this important issue.

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    Learn how the HSE Stress Indicator Tool enables organisations to measure work-related stress levels so they can make data driven decisions to best support their workers. We will also be showcasing the additional question-set for home and hybrid workers and exclusive benchmarking data so organisations can review their results against industry standards.

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    During this session, a Specialist HSE Inspector for noise and vibration will share the findings from recent inspections focussing on workplace noise exposure.

    Delegates will also be given practical advice on assessing noise and vibration risks, and information on the support and solutions available from HSE on this topic to help employers comply with their legal duties.

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    As a key component in ensuring that workers are competent to perform their roles in a healthy and safe way, its vital that training is appropriate and effective.

    During this session, Chris will discuss the ways that competence is achieved, explore employers' responsibilities and focus specifically on what should be considered when workplace training is being developed and/or sourced - including the principles of effective learning design and current L&D trends.

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    Learn how the recently released Accident and Near-miss Tool helps organisations reduce the burden of managing incident records while ensuring compliance with Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR).

    It automates the collection of accident and near-miss records, allowing teams to filter by location, type or date. This helps you understand more deeply how risks occur and take informed preventive measures

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    Learn how to complete and analyse musculoskeletal disorder risk assessments using HSE’s digital tools:
    • Manual Handling Assessments Charts (MAC) tool
    • Risk Assessment of Pushing and Pulling (RAPP) tool
    • Assessment of Repetitive Tasks Tool (ART) tool
    • Back Injury Risks in Driving (BIRD) tool

    These digital tools enable assessors to complete assessments more accurately and efficiently by following a logical step-by-step approach. Once completed, the system stores and consolidates all assessments so they can be easily reviewed and analysed.

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    Learn how the award-winning HSE Safety Climate Tool enables organisations to measure their safety climate so they can make data driven decisions to best support their workers.

    We will also be showcasing exclusive benchmarking data so organisations can review their results against industry standards.

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    This informative session will give insight into HSE's approach to incident investigations.

    It will cover the types of incidents that HSE investigates, roles and responsibilities before, during and after an investigation, and give practical guidance on how employers should approach their own investigations following an adverse event in the workplace.

    HSE mini theatre

    Learn how the recently released Accident and Near-miss Tool helps organisations reduce the burden of managing incident records while ensuring compliance with Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR).

    It automates the collection of accident and near-miss records, allowing teams to filter by location, type or date. This helps you understand more deeply how risks occur and take informed preventive measures.

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    This session, led by an HSE Inspector, will help you assess whether your occupational health provision is appropriate, effective, and compliant with legal requirements.

    You’ll be guided through key considerations that will help you ensure you identify a service that will match your organisation’s needs whilst also standing up to scrutiny.

    HSE mini theatre

    Learn how the HSE Stress Indicator Tool enables organisations to measure work-related stress levels so they can make data driven decisions to best support their workers. We will also be showcasing the additional question-set for home and hybrid workers and exclusive benchmarking data so organisations can review their results against industry standards.

Theatre 4 - Fire Safety Live
    Theatre 4 - Fire Safety Live
    Alexander Tsavalos, Intervention Design Group Unit lead in the Health and Safety Executive, will talk about some of HSE’s priorities for the 2026-27 work year as part of its work to deliver their People and Places Strategy. This will include the different ways HSE intervenes to drive change with a particular focus on preventing work-related ill health, and how leaders treating health risks in the same way they do about other management issues including traditional safety concerns could reduce the risk of ill health within their own workplaces.

 

HSE Partnership Forum

Wednesday 11 February

Safety, Health & Wellbeing Live 2026 will host the HSE Partnership Forum, bringing together senior leaders from industry, enforcement bodies, government and the innovation community to focus on shared priorities for improving workplace health and safety across the UK.

The forum will provide a dedicated space for open dialogue between regulators and those responsible for delivering safety on the ground. Discussions will centre on aligning expectations, sharing insight and identifying practical ways to strengthen safety culture, compliance and continuous improvement.

2 sessions will focus on:

Tackling Work-Related Stress: A Practical Session for SMEs and Large Corporates

There will be a session for Large Corporates on Wednesday 11 February 2026 at 11:00 – 13:00.

There will be a session for SME leaders on Wednesday 11 February 2026 at 14:00 – 16:00

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Register Now
Registration is now open for Safety, Health & Wellbeing Live and Fire Safety Live on 10-11 February 2026 in Manchester Central. Tickets are free: don't risk missing it.