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    Why safety professionals must step up to ensure the fair roll-out of new tech

    Technology like AI has great potential to improve workplace safety, but it could also negatively affect wellbeing through excessive monitoring of work performance or personal health parameters, reaching inaccurate conclusions without sufficient human oversight and analysis. Safety professionals are, however, uniquely placed to ensure new tech is used ethically, fairly and in ways that genuinely support employee safety and health.

    By Dr Julie Riggs, British Safety Council on 21 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

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    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

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    It’s the autonomy, stupid

    Algorithmic management is reshaping how work gets done. But protecting the health and wellbeing of workers requires more than good technology – it calls for genuine respect for autonomy and thoughtful change management. Long-standing OSH guidance can help.

    By David Sharp, International Workplace on 06 July 2026

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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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    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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    ISA conference hears the power of value-driven leadership

    Church House, located in Westminster, has had many incarnations but a defining moment was as temporary Parliament during World War II.

    By Belinda Liversedge on 23 June 2026

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    HSE and RIO join forces at London Tech Week to unlock cobot adoption

    A fear of “non-compliance” in the UK is limiting the adoption of robotics in the workplace, HSE has stated as it prepares new industry guidance.

    By Belinda Liversedge on 11 June 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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    Risky business – how to future-proof your organisation and get ahead

    Forward-thinking organisations regularly update their plans for responding to events posing major business disruption, and existing emergency procedures for challenges, such as fire, provide a useful template for an effective business continuity strategy.

    By Ian Cooke, British Safety Council on 02 February 2026

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