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Safety leadership and the lessons still going unlearned
Safety leadership and the lessons still going unlearned Introduction At our event at the Institution of Civil Engineers in London on 23 September 2026, Dame Judith Hackitt asked a question for all safety leaders: are

Hazards Forum supports research project to strengthen learning from industrial incidents
The Enhanced Learning from Incidents (ELFi) project, a joint initiative of EEMUA, Thomas Ashton Institute, and The University of Manchester, aims to understand and provide both insight and potential solutions to ensure lessons learned in

Risk, Regulation and innovation: What needs to change?
Risk, Regulation and Innovation: What needs to change? In November 2025, the Nuclear Regulatory Review described a sector preoccupied with paperwork at the expense of real safety and deeply conservative in the face of innovation.

Submission by Hazards Forum to the House of Lords Select Committee on National Resilience
Submission by Hazards Forum to the House of Lords Select Committee on National Resilience Background In March 2026, the House of Lords Committee on National Resilience published a call for written evidence for its inquiry

Engineered System Hazards Interest Group Q&A
We spoke to Richard Roff, the Chair of Engineered System Hazards (IG2) Interest Group. As the Chair of the IG 2, can you tell us what your group covers and the main purpose of it?

Robots we can trust: unlocking the UK’s potential in smart machines: Quickfire Q&A with Marc McBride
Hazards Forum’s Head of Marketing and Communications, Elinor Davies recently interviewed Chair of our next event, Marc McBride ahead of the event. Watch the interview here. We’re thrilled to have you chair our Robots we can

A tribute to our former Chair and Distinguished Member: Sir David Davies CBE FREng FRS
A Tribute to our former Chair and Distinguished Member: Sir David Davies CBE FREng FRS We are very sorry to hear of the passing of our Distinguished Member, Sir David Davies CBE FREng FRS. Hazards

Welcome to Assystem
Welcome to Assystem We recently welcomed Assystem as a new Corporate member of the Hazards Forum. Assystem’s mission is to help to accelerate the energy transition throughout the world. They devote all of their energy

Storm warning: mitigating the impact of space weather on critical infrastructure: Quickfire Q&A
Storm warning: mitigating the impact of space weather on critical infrastructure: Quickfire Q&A Matthew Allcock – Space Weather Consultant and speaker at Storm warning: mitigating the impact of space weather on critical infrastructure We’re thrilled

BUILDING SAFETY REGULATIONS – REFLECTIONS ONE YEAR ON: QUICKFIRE Q&A
Richard Roff Building safety regulations – reflections one year on event chair and Process Safety Director at Costain We’re thrilled to have you chair our Building Safety Regulations – reflections one year on event in September,

50th Anniversary of the Flixborough Disaster
50th Anniversary of the Flixborough Disaster 1st June 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the Flixborough disaster, a catastrophic explosion at the Nypro chemical plant near the village of Flixborough, North Lincolnshire. This tragic event

ROBOTICS AND AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS (RAS) SAFETY: A BARRIER OR AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH?: QUICKFIRE Q&A
ROBOTICS AND AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS SAFETY: A BARRIER OR AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH?: QUICKFIRE Q&A Marc McBride RAS Safety: a barrier or an opportunity for growth? event chair and Principal Inspector – Nuclear Safety at ONR
