The Health & Safety Event

At The Health & Safety Event you can see PPE, occupational health and wellbeing, lone-worker protection, driver safety, risk management, safety software, working at height, training and workplace ergonomics, the product areas on the venue’s event page. Nineteen Group runs this three-day occupational health and safety exhibition in Halls 2 and 3 at NEC Birmingham. The organiser calls it the UK’s largest gathering for people responsible for safe, healthy and efficient workplaces.

Free entry over three days in April 2027

You can attend free from Tuesday 27 to Thursday 29 April 2027. Doors open at 10:00 on all three days, closing at 16:30 on Tuesday and Wednesday and at 15:30 on Thursday. The NEC lists ticket prices as free, and the show website currently invites visitors to register their interest for 2027.

Who you will meet

You meet visitors from the industrial, commercial and public sectors, the organiser says, with decision makers from HR, construction, manufacturing, engineering and government among them. A Head of Strategic Partnerships at the Health & Safety Executive is quoted on the site saying their team values the chance to answer questions face to face. Related shows are grouped in our safety and facilities sector.

Free CPD seminars and theatres

You earn CPD at no cost, as the seminars are free and CPD accredited, covering legislation, compliance, emerging risks and best practice. The show website names these theatres and stages:

• The IOSH Keynote Theatre and the IOSH Insights Hub
• The Health & Safety Executive Theatre
• NEBOSH Theatre
• Practical Safety Theatre
• Driver Safety Theatre
• Lone Worker Safety Live
• The Knowledge Exchange

Workshops and live demonstrations take place both in the theatres and on the exhibition floor.

Features that help you find what you need

You can follow a trail to stands where the PPE on sale comes from a BSIF Registered Safety Supplier. Other zones include a Driver Safety Zone, a PUWER machinery guarding area and an E-Zone. For networking there is a VIP Lounge, a Networking Cafe and networking drinks, alongside two ambassador programmes, Women in Industry and the Next Gen Network, plus the Safety & Security Sustainability and Social Programme.

Five more shows on the same visit

Your visit can take in more shows, as the event sits within the Safety & Security Event Series, sharing the NEC with five other shows: The Security Event Europe, The Fire Safety Event Europe, The Workplace Event, The Facilities Event (relaunched within The Workplace Event) and the National Cyber Security Show. The organiser describes the series as covering the full buying chain for the safety and security of people, property and assets. Our guide to checking what a co-located exhibition ticket covers is useful when planning a visit. Nineteen Group also runs the Commercial Vehicle Show at the NEC the week before, from 20 April 2027.

The size of audience you can reach

You can judge the scale from the organiser’s figures for 2026, which it calls its most successful edition to date:

Edition	Visitors	Exhibitors	Floor space
2026	14,031	377	8,500+ sqm

The show website displays an AEO Awards 2026 badge for Best UK Trade Show over 8,000 sqm. Day one and day two highlights videos from 2026 are posted on the highlights page.

Exhibiting

You can see who else is exhibiting in the published exhibitor list, and book a stand, request a floor plan or download a sales brochure there. Our notes on building an exhibition budget help when comparing stand quotes.

Getting there by rail, air or car

You can walk under cover from the train, as Birmingham International railway station is a five-minute covered walk away, reached by a bridge link signposted from the Piazza past Hall 2. Birmingham Airport connects to the same station by an air-rail link taking 90 seconds. Drivers can prepay parking online, and free shuttle buses run between the car parks and the halls on open days, usually from an hour before opening. The NEC has seven hotels on site. More shows in the city are listed on our Birmingham trade shows page.

Source: healthandsafetyevent.com, healthandsafetyevent.com/highlights-2025, healthandsafetyevent.com/co-located-events-hse, thenec.co.uk/events/the-health-safety-event-2027