Safety Management Magazine features

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    Metalworking fluids: why complacency may be the biggest danger

    Exposure to metalworking fluids can cause serious and devastating occupational diseases like asthma and dermatitis, so it’s essential employers regularly review their control measures rather than simply assuming workers are automatically protected.

    By Andy Hooke CMIOSH TIFSM, AH Safety and Compliance on 02 April 2026

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    Portable gas detection: back to basics

    Portable gas detectors are a vital safety tool for tasks like water treatment and refrigerated food processing, but it’s essential they form part of a wider system for controlling the risks posed by gases, including staff training, detector maintenance and a through understanding of the relevant legal duties.

    By Megan Hine, Draeger Safety UK on 02 April 2026

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    Paint spraying: why motor vehicle repair workshops need to tackle the asthma risk

    Vehicle paint sprayers face an elevated risk of developing debilitating occupational asthma from exposure to isocyanates found in certain ‘2-pack’ paints, coatings and lacquers, so HSE is encouraging motor vehicle repair businesses to prevent or minimise exposure through a mix of education, advice and enforcement.

    By Kate Jones, HSE on 01 April 2026

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    Safety and sustainability: integrating the duty of care into your net zero strategy

    Taking an integrated approach to managing sustainability and safety risk increases the chances of achieving the highest performance in these areas, and also means the business is well-placed to seize commercial, reputational and other benefits.

    By Chloe Miller, CC Consulting on 31 March 2026

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    Beyond the Bell: Can flexible working save the teaching profession?

    As the government’s flagship flexible working in schools programme nears its conclusion, we investigate whether it’s a practical solution to schools’ retention and stress crisis.

    By Belinda Liversedge on 31 March 2026

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    The psychosocial safety challenge: why UK organisations must rethink risk management

    Employers are increasingly keen to effectively manage psychosocial risks such as stress, bullying and poor work-life balance, and EHSQ digital tools make it easier both for workers to report psychosocial problems and for managers to spot patterns and trends, intervening early to protect everyone’s mental and physical wellbeing.

    By Jose Arcilla, HSI on 09 December 2025

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    Safety as culture: how Amey’s Zero Code still leads the way

    Amey’s Zero Code behavioural framework encourages everyone on-site to take personal responsibility for health and safety, and the root of this approach is creating a psychologically safe environment where everyone has the confidence and authority to stop work and speak up if they see anything unsafe.

    By Robert Doyle, Amey on 16 March 2026

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    High-stakes AI: Why unreliable AI decisions are too risky for high-hazard industries

    As global regulations shift from voluntary ethics to enforceable safety laws, the era of the ‘black box’ is over. Pulkit Parikh, PhD., machine learning scientist at VelocityEHS, discusses with us why transparency, auditability, and human-in-the-loop design are the new foundations of worker protection.

    By Pulkit Parikh, VelocityEHS speaking to Safety Management on 16 March 2026

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    Safety and sustainability – a complex relationship?

    Companies are increasingly striving to improve their sustainability performance while maintaining high standards of workplace safety, but there are a number of ways of balancing these demands – such as hiring rather than purchasing safety equipment, to minimise waste and conserve resources.

    By Adam Pope, Draeger Safety UK on 13 March 2026

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    Turning sustainability compliance into business opportunity

    Businesses that publicly demonstrate good sustainability performance can reap financial, reputational and other benefits, but it’s important to minimise the cost of any reporting on sustainability issues and to focus efforts on improving aspects of sustainability where the benefits outweigh the costs.

    By Alastair Loasby, Saffery LLP on 12 March 2026