Safety Management Magazine features

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    Gas detection – the power of smart safety systems

    Gas detectors are a crucial tool for ensuring the safety of hazardous plants and processes, and developments in smart and connected technology now mean the equipment can more efficiently and quickly raise the alarm in the event of elevated gas levels or leaks, allowing immediate action to be taken to protect life and equipment.

    By Megan Hine, Dräger Safety on 29 June 2026

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    A new path for nuclear?

    The upcoming nuclear golden age won’t just be built on concrete and steel, but on a fundamental reset of how we define and tolerate risk. Belinda Liversedge looks at the case for change and what needs to happen next.

    By Belinda Liversedge on 25 June 2026

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    Human-led/AI-accelerated: how to build the trust that makes safety tech work

    Technologies such as AI have the potential to transform how organisations record and analyse EHS risk. However, successful adoption depends on more than technology alone. Jose Arcilla, CEO of HSI, explains why organisations that engage with their frontline staff and utilise their knowledge to design and implement new solutions, will benefit the most.

    By Jose Arcilla, HSI on 18 June 2026

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    AI won’t fix a broken safety culture, but it can scale a strong one

    AI technology can make it quicker and easier to spot and analyse occupational safety hazards, trends and opportunities, but it is likely to generate incomplete, unreliable or inaccurate conclusions and recommendations unless an organisation already has good safety systems, reporting procedures and culture in place to generate the required high-quality data for automated analysis.

    By Tom Goodmanson, EcoOnline on 25 June 2026

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    From tinkering to trust: how safety leaders can adopt AI responsibly

    AI has huge potential to improve health and safety at work, but employers will need to retain oversight to ensure it genuinely supports better decision-making, rather than creating new risks through unmanaged use.

    By Greta Salvesen, Notify Technology on 25 June 2026

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    How connected communication improves safety culture

    Open, two-way communication between managers and staff about safety problems and concerns is a proven way of improving safety culture and performance, and there are a variety of simple and low-cost ways of achieving this

    By Charlie Burgess, freelance writer on 16 June 2026

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    Taking the first steps towards confronting suicide in the workplace

    Seven months after its launch, thousands of organisations have downloaded BS 30480, the British Standard on Suicide and the Workplace from BSI. But how do they now move confidently from awareness to action?

    By Caroline Roodhouse, Daddy Blackbird Communications on 15 June 2026

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    Why sit-stand desk investments fail without an active working strategy

    Many employers provide sit-stand desks in a well-intentioned bid to avoid the health and productivity problems arising from prolonged sedentary working, but this approach is doomed to fail unless it forms part of a wider, everyday workplace culture that encourages and promotes ‘active working’ and regular exercise.

    By Gavin Bradley, Active Working CIC, Get Britain Standing and Yo-Yo OFFICE® on 03 June 2026

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    Why physical security is a cornerstone of psychological wellbeing

    The measures in place to protect a work site from problems like trespassing or fly-tipping on adjacent premises can have a positive or negative effect on worker wellbeing, productivity and motivation, so it’s essential employers consider measures like effective site perimeters and security arrangements when assessing overall safety and wellbeing risks.

    By Chloe Miller, CC Consulting on 03 June 2026

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    ‘The right to a safe means of escape’: what Stephen Fry’s fall teaches us about event safety

    Court documents filed in April by lawyers representing actor Stephen Fry say he was injured in a two-metre fall from a stage.

    By Belinda Liversedge on 03 June 2026