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Fair Work Agency: CEO appointed to lead new employment rights taskforce

Lisa Pinney has been appointed to lead the government’s new Fair Work Agency (FWA) when it launches in April.

By Belinda Liversedge on 13 March 2026

Pulkit Parikh

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

Nick Hardiman MED

Forge fined £750k after worker fatally entangled in lathe

A family-run forge in Halesowen, West Midlands, has been fined £750,000 after an employee sustained fatal injuries when he became entangled in a 20-metre long lathe.

By Belinda Liversedge on 19 February 2026

Professor Robbie Mcdonald

Government is off-track to meet its legally binding commitments to protect and improve the environment and must act urgently, says the OEP

The Office for Environmental Protection is an independent body set up to hold government and public authorities to account for their environmental commitments. A key part of its remit is to annually assess how government is progressing against its legally binding environmental targets and goals in its Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP). The EIP is regarded as government’s roadmap on how it will restore England’s environment.

By Professor Robbie McDonald, Office for Environmental Protection on 17 March 2026

Lisa Pool, Head Of Marketing, ISEP

What health and safety professionals really know about sustainability

By Lisa Pool, Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals (ISEP) on 17 March 2026

Mike Robinson 3 Med

Replace the ‘S’: Why safety belongs at the core of ESG

By Mike Robinson FCA, British Safety Council on 12 March 2026