Tech and equality leaders make demands for future of work
The government must ensure the legacy of the pandemic ‘isn’t just more working from home’, a committee of MPs heard yesterday.
By Belinda Liversedge on 26 November 2020
Technology
New tech for combating risks and Covid-19 in workplaces
Health and safety technologies are gaining popularity amongst environmental, health and safety (EHS) practitioners as firms begin to explore new initiatives to reduce serious injuries, fatalities and high-potential events.
By Bill Pennington, Verdantix on 03 August 2020
New London electric bus sound could pose dangers, warns Unite
Unite the union has warned that the new sound chosen for London’s electric buses creates dangers for road users and pedestrians as it sounds nothing like a traditional bus.
By Belinda Liversedge on 07 January 2020
Time for mental health
If our desire to ‘turn back the hands of time’ is a forlorn hope, much of human history has been taken up by efforts to overcome time passing and things inevitably being forgotten.
By Mike Robinson on 29 October 2019
Boeing appoints safety roles to board amid fatal crash findings
Boeing has announced a restructure to its board in the latest attempt to put safety at the heart of decision-making, almost one year after the first of two crashes involving its 737 Max 8 airplane, which killed 346 people in total.
By Belinda Liversedge on 15 October 2019
The future workforce: augmentation, not just automation
The speed of evolution within artificial intelligence and automation is exciting, yet for companies seeking rapid improvements in productivity, the ROI model is just not adding up.
By Andreas Koenig on 19 August 2019
Digital solutions can hold the key to compliance
In recent years, many businesses have begun investing in different types of new digital technology to challenge traditional processes and revolutionise the way that they work.
By Colin Yates, WorkMobile on 05 July 2019
Safety behind good business
Regardless of the undeniable improvement of health and safety practice in the UK, still too many cases of deaths and injuries are reported annually.
By James Hughes, Effective Software on 03 July 2019
Wearables to watch in 2019
Wearable technologies are shaking up how we move, respond to and pre-empt the risks around us.
By Tech analysts help pick the best of the current crop in safety wearables, by Belinda Liversedge on 28 February 2019
Eyes on the sky
Drones are starting to play a revolutionary role within the inspection industry, but scepticism and misunderstanding about their capabilities and deployment is an issue.
By When it comes to drones, early adoption is crucial says Kyle Veitch, Bureau Veritas on 28 January 2019
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