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The article offers the insights of former chair Judith Hackitt of Health and Safety Executive of Great Britain (HSE) on the success and regrets of her leadership in the department. Topics mentioned include the material difference of the talk of companies about health and safety, the success in the 2012 London Olympics, and the regrets on having too many consultants which the Occupational Safety and Health Consultants Register has failed to manage.

The article reports that Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has teamed up with Lloyd's Register Foundation to develop new techniques aimed at sifting through safety data to help better share the lessons learned, including industrial accidents.

The article discusses the significance of integrating human element into safety. It is noted that there are motivators and influences in human behaviour, they include the effects of fatigue, culture and preoccupation. Mismanaged human and organizational factors (HOFs) can lead to poor performance of workers. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in Great Britain has come up with the top ten issues in HOF, which include fatigue and shiftwork, organizational change and staffing and workload.

The article explains the Fee for Intervention (FFI) cost recovery scheme of the British Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The author explains that the FFI is the HSE's way of minimizing work-related occupational health and safety risks. Under the FFI, he states that companies may be charged if an HSE inspector finds any material breach during a site inspection. Material breach is defined as a contravention of health and safety law as determined by the HSE inspector.

The article discusses the highlights of the process safety management (PSM) benchmarking programme organised by the British chemical industry. With support from the British Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the Chemical Industries Association (CIA) and the National Skills Academy for the Process Industries (NSAPI) collaborated on the initiative. The data auditing process conducted was based on the Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) regulations. The feedback received from companies involved in the program are also reported.

The article features Judith Hackitt, chair of the Great Britain Health & Safety Executive (HSE), in an interview on industrial safety. She says that chemical engineers are well versed in the science of risk management. She wants to get the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) involved in safety promotion, citing the ability of engineers to run safe operations in hazardous environment. She also responds to criticisms thrown at her office.