In a recent episode of the All Things Safety podcast, VelocityEHS expert Phil Molé explores how organizations can move beyond treating injury and illness recordkeeping as a compliance checkbox. Instead, he highlights the opportunity to turn recordkeeping into a strategic tool—using data to uncover risks, drive proactive decisions, and strengthen overall safety performance.

As global regulations shift from voluntary AI ethics to enforceable safety laws, the risks of relying on “black box” AI in high-hazard industries are becoming unacceptable. In this piece, VelocityEHS machine learning scientist Pulkit Parikh explains that protecting workers now depends on AI systems built with transparency, auditability, and human-in-the-loop design, ensuring decisions are reliable, explainable, and accountable.

Construction remains one of the highest-risk industries, with complex contractor arrangements and hazards increasing the potential for serious injuries and fatalities. Effective contractor safety management is critical to ensuring proper qualifications, hazard identification, and coordinated oversight across worksites. As AI becomes more integrated into contractor safety systems, organizations now have powerful new tools to proactively manage risk and prevent serious harm. In this article, VelocityEHS expert Greg Duncan explores how AI is advancing contractor safety management and helping construction leaders strengthen compliance and protect their workforce.

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• # of respondents who self-report following leading metrics and specific metrics tracked.
• % of respondents who listed improvements in safety culture and employee engagement as the main benefits of a safety management system.
• trends in budgets and company staffing levels allotted to safety management.