WHS Emerging Risks
Tougher safety inspections are coming
The era of workplace safety complacency is over. Regulators are ramping up inspections, particularly in ...
WHS Emerging Risks
Staying informed about work health and safety (WHS) trends is vital for businesses aiming to adapt to evolving risks and regulations. This section highlights emerging developments, innovative practices, and industry insights, helping business owners, safety officers, and employees stay ahead in fostering safer workplaces.
WHS Emerging Risks
Humanoid helpers or workplace hazards?
In a move that signals a seismic shift in manufacturing safety protocols, Foxconn’s Chinese iPhone assembly plants are welcoming an army of ...
WHS Emerging Risks
High-powered AI systems push laboratory safety limits
The rush to integrate artificial intelligence into pharmaceutical laboratories is creating unprecedented workplace ...
WHS Emerging Risks
Amazon’s warehouse safety failures spark fears
Recent revelations about serious injuries in Amazon’s UK warehouses should set alarm bells ringing for Australian work health and ...
WHS Emerging Risks
Safety concerns behind strict office mandates
While recent research has unveiled a startling correlation between rigid return-to-office mandates and organisational growth, the implications for ...
WHS Emerging Risks
AI safety innovation or compliance crisis
Imagine an AI that can tell when workers stress is peaking or their mood is slipping - just by analysing your emails, chats, or even your tone in ...
WHS Emerging Risks
Climate risks reshape work health and safety (WHS)
Australia is heating up and so are the work health and safety (WHS) ...
WHS Emerging Risks
AI workforce safety dangers
After months of carefully crafted messaging about AI augmenting rather than replacing workers, Microsoft has boldly ...
WHS Emerging Risks
Air quality catastrophe sparks dangerous tech solutions
In a desperate bid to combat catastrophic air pollution levels, Delhi’s radical technological interventions are raising serious workplace health and ...
WHS Emerging Risks
Safety crisis rocks global mega-project
In a stunning development that should send shivers down the spine of every WHS professional, Neom’s CEO has departed amid reports of ...
WHS Emerging Risks
AI-driven vehicle inspections raise red flags
In a concerning issue for workplace health and safety professionals, the explosive growth of artificial intelligence in vehicle safety inspections is creating unprecedented compliance challenges that many organisations are dangerously ...
WHS Emerging Risks
Are smart glasses for delivery drivers a safety crisis in the making?
Amazon’s latest technological leap - smart glasses for delivery drivers - promises efficiency but could be opening Pandora’s box of workplace safety ...