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‘AI presents opportunities, but not without risks’ is the key takeaway from British Safety Council’s 15th Annual Conference

We know that AI is already reshaping workplaces, offering new ways to protect employees and presenting new risks driven by the rapid development and adoption of new technologies. That’s why workplace health, safety and wellbeing in an AI-enabled world was the focus of British Safety Council’s 15th Annual Conference, held virtually on 14 October 2025.

By Matthew Winn, British Safety Council on 14 October 2025

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Flash flooding at India’s technology cities: a tale of unbridled development and climate change

India’s technology hub cities like Bengaluru and Hyderabad are increasingly suffering severe flooding, and climate experts say urgent action is now required to reverse extensive construction over natural water-absorbing landscape features to protect people and businesses.

By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 13 October 2025

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Company and director fined after heavy pipe fractures child’s skull

An old, corroded pipe which fell on a 5-year-old was a foreseeable risk a construction company should have prevented, a court has ruled.

By Belinda Liversedge on 17 September 2025

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An AI-enabled ‘zero-zero’ future

In a relatively short time, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become synonymous with technological development, but development doesn’t inherently mean that the workers of the world will have a safer future.

By Mike Robinson FCA, British Safety Council on 07 October 2025