HSE’s MSDs risk-reduction design awards 2026 launched

Your innovation could inspire others and help shape healthier workplaces across the UK

This year marks a special milestone for the HSE MSD ‘Risk-reduction through design’ awards: 10 years of awarding UK employers who have made impactful changes to reduce MSD risks in the workplace.

Any UK employer from any sector or industry can enter. There are 2 award categories:

• best overall MSD risk reduction through design
• small to medium enterprise (SME) recognition award (for businesses with fewer than 250 employees)

Further details on how to enter, as well as case studies of previous winners, can be found on the HSE website: Musculoskeletal disorders risk-reduction through design awards 2026.

The closing date for entries is Saturday 31 January 2026.