11th - 12th March 2027

Agenda

Redefining Workplace Safety

DAY 1

08:00 - 08:50

REGISTRATION

08:55 – 09:00

CHAIRPERSON’S OPENING REMARKS

09:00 - 09:30

AI-Powered Predictive Safety: From Incident Response to Risk Prevention

  • Using AI to identify leading indicators and emerging risks before incidents occur
  • Applying machine learning to incident, near-miss and operational data
  • Moving from static risk assessments toward dynamic, continuously updated risk models
  • Combining AI with human expertise rather than replacing professional safety judgement
  • Managing AI bias, explainability, data quality and accountability in safety-critical decisions

09:30 - 10:00

The Rise of the Digital Risk Twin

  • Creating digital representations of workplace hazards, controls and changing operational conditions
  • Combining sensor, environmental, workforce and operational data to model risk in real time
  • Simulating process or layout changes before implementing them in the physical workplace
  • Integrating digital twins with HAZOP, risk assessment and process-safety management
  • Validating whether digital risk models actually deliver measurable safety improvements

10:00 - 10:30

AI-Powered Wearables & Intelligent PPE

  • Using wearables to monitor ergonomics, fatigue, environmental exposure and proximity risks
  • Moving from simple alerts toward AI-driven predictive interventions
  • Integrating smart PPE with connected machinery, access control and site systems
  • Using real-time data to prevent musculoskeletal injuries and human–vehicle collisions
  • Addressing privacy, worker trust and surveillance concerns when collecting personal safety data

10:35 - 11:25

COFFEE BREAK

11:30 - 12:00

Computer Vision for Real-Time Safety

  • Detecting unsafe conditions, PPE non-compliance and hazardous behaviours automatically
  • Using edge AI to deliver real-time alerts at the point of risk
  • Combining cameras with access control, machinery and site-management systems
  • Turning visual safety data into leading indicators and corrective actions
  • Balancing continuous monitoring with privacy, transparency and worker acceptance

12:00 - 12:30

Managing the Safety Risks of AI & Automation

  • Identifying new hazards created by AI-enabled machinery, robotics and autonomous systems
  • Managing automation bias, over-reliance on algorithms and loss of human oversight
  • Assessing risks when humans and autonomous equipment share the same workspace
  • Establishing governance for validation, monitoring and human intervention
  • Building AI safety into design and engineering processes from the outset

12:30 - 13:00

Next-Generation Ergonomics: Exoskeletons, Robotics & Human Augmentation

  • Evaluating adaptive exoskeletons for manual handling, overhead work and repetitive tasks
  • Combining robotics and human-assistance technologies to reduce physical strain
  • Using biomechanical sensing to personalise ergonomic interventions
  • Measuring long-term effects on musculoskeletal health, productivity and worker acceptance
  • Ensuring technology addresses the underlying task design rather than simply shifting risk

Planned Investment Areas

  • Plant safety risk assessment
  • OH&S risk management systems|OH&S risk management systems
  • Legislative compliance and Due Diligence Programs
  • Connected Worker
  • Process Automation
  • Accident/Incident Investigation
  • Electrical Safety
  • Training & Development|Training & Development
  • Compliance Assessments & Implementation|Compliance Assessments & Implementation
  • CCTV/Video Solutions for OH&S|CCTV/Video Solutions for OH&S
  • Industrial Worker Safety
  • Workforce Enablement
  • Risk auditing
  • In-line Vision Inspection Systems
  • PPE & Fall Protection|PPE & Fall Protection
  • Change Management
  • Digital Tools for Safety
  • Industrial hygiene
  • Worker health complaints investigation
  • Risk Management Information Systems
  • Chemical management
  • HVAC
  • Process safety management
  • Virtual reality for workplace health
  • Augmented reality in safety
  • AI support for future EHS Management

13:05 - 13:55

LUNCH

14:00 - 14:30

Fatigue Risk Management in the Data-Driven Workplace

  • Using wearable and operational data to identify fatigue-related risk patterns
  • Moving beyond hours worked toward a broader understanding of fatigue exposure
  • Integrating fatigue indicators into staffing, scheduling and task allocation
  • Designing interventions around rest, workload, shift patterns and job design
  • Ensuring fatigue-monitoring programmes support workers rather than becoming surveillance tools

14:30 – 15:00

Heat Stress & Climate-Driven Occupational Health

  • Preparing workers for increasing heat exposure and extreme weather conditions
  • Combining environmental sensors with worker-level exposure monitoring
  • Developing predictive heat-risk systems for outdoor and industrial environments
  • Redesigning work schedules, PPE and processes around changing climate conditions
  • Integrating climate resilience into occupational health and emergency planning

15:00 – 15:30

The New Industrial Hygiene: Real-Time Exposure Monitoring

  • Moving from periodic sampling toward continuous exposure monitoring
  • Using connected sensors for dust, gases, noise, vibration and other workplace exposures
  • Applying analytics to identify exposure hotspots and cumulative risk
  • Integrating monitoring data with worker health and process information
  • Turning exposure data into faster engineering and operational controls

15:35 - 16:25

COFFEE BREAK

16:30 - 17:00

Psychosocial Safety in the AI-Enabled Workplace

  • Understanding how AI affects workload, autonomy, job control and workplace stress
  • Managing the psychological impact of algorithmic management and workplace surveillance
  • Designing AI-enabled work around human wellbeing and meaningful autonomy
  • Identifying new risks from rapid job and skill transformation
  • Making psychosocial risk management an integral part of occupational safety strategy

17:00 – 17:30

Immersive Safety Training: VR, AR & Extended Reality

  • Moving from classroom training toward immersive, scenario-based learning
  • Simulating high-risk and non-routine situations without exposing workers to physical hazards
  • Using VR/AR to improve hazard recognition and decision-making
  • Measuring competence through performance and behavioural outcomes, not completion rates
  • Connecting immersive training with competency management and authorisation systems

17:30 - 18:00

Predictive Maintenance as a Safety Control

  • Using AI and sensor data to identify equipment degradation before failure
  • Linking maintenance data directly with safety and operational risk
  • Predicting failures in critical machinery, lifting equipment and safety systems
  • Prioritising maintenance based on risk and consequence, not simply schedules
  • Connecting predictive maintenance with digital twins and process-safety systems

Planned Investment Areas

  • Plant safety risk assessment
  • OH&S risk management systems|OH&S risk management systems
  • Legislative compliance and Due Diligence Programs
  • Connected Worker
  • Process Automation
  • Accident/Incident Investigation
  • Electrical Safety
  • Training & Development|Training & Development
  • Compliance Assessments & Implementation|Compliance Assessments & Implementation
  • CCTV/Video Solutions for OH&S|CCTV/Video Solutions for OH&S
  • Industrial Worker Safety
  • Workforce Enablement
  • Risk auditing
  • In-line Vision Inspection Systems
  • PPE & Fall Protection|PPE & Fall Protection
  • Change Management
  • Digital Tools for Safety
  • Industrial hygiene
  • Worker health complaints investigation
  • Risk Management Information Systems
  • Chemical management
  • HVAC
  • Process safety management
  • Virtual reality for workplace health
  • Augmented reality in safety
  • AI support for future EHS Management

18:00 - 19:00

DRINKS RECEPTION

DAY 2

08:55 – 09:00

CHAIRPERSON’S OPENING REMARKS

09:00 – 09:30

Human–Robot Collaboration: Designing Safe Industry 5.0

  • Managing safety where workers interact directly with cobots, autonomous vehicles and robotic systems
  • Developing dynamic safeguarding that responds to human presence and behaviour
  • Designing automation around human capability, ergonomics and decision-making
  • Using sensors and AI to continuously assess human–machine interaction
  • Balancing productivity gains with worker control, trust and safety

09:30 – 10:00

From Lagging Indicators to Real-Time Safety Intelligence

  • Moving beyond injury rates toward leading indicators that predict exposure and risk
  • Combining incident, near-miss, environmental and operational data
  • Using analytics to identify recurring risk patterns across sites and teams
  • Creating dashboards that translate complex data into actionable interventions
  • Measuring whether safety insights result in stronger controls and fewer exposures

10:00 - 10:30

Building the Resilient Safety Organisation of 2027

  • Preparing safety systems for automation, climate change, new technologies and workforce changes
  • Strengthening organisational learning from incidents, near misses and weak signals
  • Integrating safety, health, engineering, operations and digital teams
  • Developing workforce skills for AI-enabled safety management
  • Creating a culture where technology strengthens — rather than replaces — human judgement, worker participation and professional accountability

10:35 - 11:25

COFFEE BREAK

11:30 – 12:00

Next-Generation Process Safety: AI, Automation & Dynamic Risk

  • Applying AI to identify weak signals and process deviations before major incidents occur
  • Moving from periodic process-safety reviews toward continuous risk monitoring
  • Integrating operational technology, sensor and process data into dynamic risk models
  • Managing emerging hazards from electrification, hydrogen, batteries and new energy systems
  • Combining automation with human oversight and robust safety barriers

12:00 – 12:30

Battery, Energy Storage & Electrification Safety

  • Managing emerging risks from lithium-ion batteries and next-generation battery chemistries
  • Preventing and responding to thermal runaway, fire and hazardous emissions
  • Developing safer battery manufacturing, storage, transport and charging environments
  • Addressing occupational exposure risks associated with new energy technologies
  • Building emergency-response strategies for increasingly electrified industrial facilities

12:30 – 13:00

Connected Worker: Turning Real-Time Data into Safer Decisions

  • Connecting workers, equipment and environments through IoT-enabled safety platforms
  • Providing workers with real-time information on hazards, proximity risks and changing conditions
  • Combining wearable, location and environmental data to create a 360° view of worker exposure
  • Delivering personalised safety alerts without creating information overload
  • Establishing governance around worker data, privacy and responsible monitoring

Planned Investment Areas

  • Plant safety risk assessment
  • OH&S risk management systems|OH&S risk management systems
  • Legislative compliance and Due Diligence Programs
  • Connected Worker
  • Process Automation
  • Accident/Incident Investigation
  • Electrical Safety
  • Training & Development|Training & Development
  • Compliance Assessments & Implementation|Compliance Assessments & Implementation
  • CCTV/Video Solutions for OH&S|CCTV/Video Solutions for OH&S
  • Industrial Worker Safety
  • Workforce Enablement
  • Risk auditing
  • In-line Vision Inspection Systems
  • PPE & Fall Protection|PPE & Fall Protection
  • Change Management
  • Digital Tools for Safety
  • Industrial hygiene
  • Worker health complaints investigation
  • Risk Management Information Systems
  • Chemical management
  • HVAC
  • Process safety management
  • Virtual reality for workplace health
  • Augmented reality in safety
  • AI support for future EHS Management

13:05 - 13:55

LUNCH

14:00 – 14:30

Safety 4.0: The Autonomous Industrial Workplace

  • Preparing safety strategies for autonomous vehicles, robots and increasingly automated facilities
  • Redefining roles and responsibilities as human intervention becomes less frequent
  • Developing safety systems that can adapt automatically to changing operating conditions
  • Managing interactions between autonomous equipment, contractors and human workers
  • Establishing new competencies, standards and assurance models for autonomous operations

14:30 - 15:00

Occupational Health 2.0: From Reactive Care to Predictive Prevention

  • Using health and exposure data to identify early indicators of occupational illness
  • Moving beyond compliance toward proactive management of long-term worker health
  • Integrating occupational hygiene, ergonomics, wellbeing and workplace exposure data
  • Using analytics to identify high-risk tasks, populations and working conditions
  • Building prevention strategies around individual needs while protecting worker privacy

15:00 - 15:05

CHAIRPERSON’S CLOSE

Please note the agenda can be subject to change