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Risk Assessments

Musicians come across Risk Assessments either as an employee or as a self-employed player asked - here is everything you need to know.

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Member benefits

Member benefit

MU Safety Reps

The MU has the special group of Roving Safety Reps who can assist you in your workplace.

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Specialist help

Healthcare Services

The MU has partnerships with specialist organisations to be able to help musicians address health problems.

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Rob Wheeler

A snapped middle finger which nearly ended my career and left me physically, mentally and financially fragile. The MU offered me all the support and guidance I desperately needed to heal, both outside and in.

Rob WheelerMusician
Dave Webster

The MU provides a range of services designed to ensure musicians' health, safety and welfare. We partner with BAPAM and MHS to achieve that.

Dave WebsterMU Head of International

The MU is in a class of its own. I will forever be grateful for the emergency and rehabilitation support it gave me when I couldn’t work due to injury and post-op recovery.

Camilla Mathias Performer and recording artist

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Health, safety & wellbeing events

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23 Feb 2026

Guided Meditation

An extremely efficient and powerful meditation practice, based on Ascension meditation techniques that are tailored to help musicians both in their professional and personal lives.

Online Member only
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23 Feb 2026

Managing Stress and Burnout in the Music Industry

Join the MU and BAPAM for a one-hour online session with Dramatherapist Heather Turkington, exploring stress and burnout, their signs and causes, practical coping strategies, and when and where to seek support, free for MU members in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Online
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25 Feb 2026

CULT Cymru: Accessibility in the Creative Industries

A free one-hour webinar for members in Wales exploring accessibility in the creative industries, exploring the challenges faced by creatives, practical ways to foster inclusion, and how accessible practices can unlock creativity for all.

Online
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