AI in the workplace: risks, rewards and responsibilities
While most UK CEOs believe that the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is inevitable and cannot be slowed down...
By Amy Butterworth, Business in the Community (BITC) on 31 July 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 15 July 2026
AI, big tech, and the dignity deficit hiding in plain sight
Much of the conversation about artificial intelligence (AI) and the future of work is framed as a question of tomorrow. How will AI reshape entire industries in the years and decades to follow?
By Mike Robinson FCA, British Safety Council on 08 July 2026
"AI can’t take your job": why communication skills are safety profs' best tool at SHW Live
Safety professionals can future proof their jobs by getting out more and talking to people on the shop floor – a skill that can’t be replaced by Artificial Intelligence (AI) – an audience at SHW Live heard yesterday.
By Belinda Liversedge on 03 July 2026
Why AI presents benefits and risks for jobs, wellbeing and society
Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to radically transform the way we work. Public debate has largely focused on the prospect of AI automating human jobs, but in the here and now it’s more likely that AI will change the day-to-day experience of work than replace humans altogether.
By Joseph Evans, IPPR on 30 June 2026
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
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
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
AI is changing what is expected of humans at work, argues new research
As AI technology becomes more deeply embedded in workplaces it will simultaneously create its own, new, health issues and challenges, a new paper has argued.
By Belinda Liversedge on 13 January 2026
Making the most of telematics with effective driver engagement and buy-in
Fleet and video telematics are increasingly relied on by employers to spot and improve driver behaviour, but it’s essential drivers understand the purpose is to ensure their safety, rather than a tool for punishing them.
By Applied Driving, Blackout Technologies, Ctrack UK, Queclink Wireless and Surecam on 30 October 2025
