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The Safety Technology Guide

A free, sourced reference on the technology that keeps people safe at work: how it developed, how it works today, how each industry uses it, how to buy and govern it, and where it is heading.

Part 1

History

  1. 1From Canaries to Compliance: How Workplace Safety Was Built Before DigitalHow workplace safety developed before software: mine canaries, factory inspectors, Heinrich and Bird's triangles, OSHA 1970, the UK HSWA 1974 and the hierarchy of controls.20 min read
  2. 2The Rise of Digital EHS: From Paper Logs to Safety SoftwareHow EHS moved from paper logs to software: OSHA recordkeeping, ISO 45001, leading vs lagging indicators, the vendors that built EHS software and the SaaS and mobile era.19 min read
  3. 3Computer Vision Comes to Work: From the Lab to the Shop FloorHow computer vision reached workplace safety: CCTV and IP cameras, ImageNet and AlexNet in 2012, deep learning, YOLO, edge AI hardware and the first AI safety startups.19 min read

Part 2

Safety technology today

  1. 4How AI Video Safety Analytics WorksHow AI video safety analytics turns CCTV into safety events: cameras, edge vs cloud processing, models, alert logic, accuracy, false positives and human review.19 min read
  2. 5Core Use Cases for AI Safety TechnologyCore AI safety use cases explained: PPE, vehicle-pedestrian separation, exclusion zones, near misses, ergonomics, slips and trips, fire, smoke and housekeeping.19 min read
  3. 6Wearables, Sensors and Proximity SystemsHow safety wearables, gas and heat monitors, ergonomic sensors and forklift proximity systems work, what the evidence shows, and how they compare with AI video.19 min read
  4. 7EHS Software, Data and IntegrationsWhat EHS software does, how safety data is structured and reported, how video and wearable data integrate, and what to check in AI features and data governance.19 min read

Part 3

Industries

  1. 8Ports, Terminals and MaritimePort and terminal safety in 2026: injury data, quay crane and yard vehicle hazards, HSE, ILO and OSHA rules, and how AI video and proximity tech are used.20 min read
  2. 9Warehousing, Distribution and LogisticsWarehouse safety in 2026: BLS, HSE and EU injury data, forklift and loading dock hazards, OSHA 1910.178 and the warehousing NEP, and how AI video is used.20 min read
  3. 10Manufacturing and process industriesInjury data, main hazards, rules and safety technology in manufacturing: machine guarding, lockout/tagout, forklifts, ergonomics, AI video and wearables.20 min read
  4. 11Construction and infrastructureConstruction injury data from BLS, HSE and Eurostat, the Fatal Four hazards, CDM 2015 and OSHA rules, and how AI video, drones, BIM and wearables are used on sites.20 min read

Part 4

Buying and governance

  1. 12Safety technology vendors: categories, differences and a neutral comparisonHow safety technology vendors split into five categories, how they differ on deployment and data, recent funding signals, and how to read vendor claims.20 min read
  2. 13Privacy, law, ethics and worker trustHow GDPR, UK ICO monitoring guidance, DPIAs, the EU AI Act after the 2026 Digital Omnibus, BIPA, CCPA and works councils apply to AI safety cameras and wearables.21 min read
  3. 14Buying and piloting safety technologyA practical buyer's guide to AI safety technology: business case, stakeholders, RFP questions, pilot design, acceptance criteria, contract terms and a checklist.19 min read
  4. 15Measuring outcomes honestlyHow to measure whether safety technology works: leading vs lagging indicators, baselines, denominators, attribution, regression to the mean and honest reporting.16 min read

Part 5

The future

  1. 16Cutting-Edge Safety Technology: Vision-Language Models, Physical AI, Robotics and EHS CopilotsWhat vision-language models, physical AI, digital twins, robots, exoskeletons, autonomous yard trucks, drones and EHS copilots can and cannot yet do for safety.22 min read
  2. 17Safety Technology Outlook to 2030: Regulation, Insurance, Markets and the WorkforceOutlook to 2030 for workplace safety technology: EU AI Act and machinery rules, OSHA heat rulemaking, insurance trends, funding signals, skills and three scenarios.20 min read