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This month’s EcoOnline LinkedIn Event features David Picton, Steph Miller-Harris, and John Maynard—and we’re keeping it flexible with three live discussion slots shaped by what matters most right now. What current news story, regulation, or new research would you like the panel to unpack? Register today ⬇️

Why do so many organisations say they’ve learned from crisis, only to fall back into the same patterns when the next disruption hits? Right now, the geopoliticial situation in the Middle East is a sharp reminder that volatility can return fast, and not always on the timelines we plan for. In our latest The Situation Room article, we look at why aviation remains a bellwether for how disruption hits operations, reputations, and decision-making in real time. More importantly, we explore what other industries can learn from aviation’s hard-won lessons: disciplined preparedness, clearer command structures, and faster feedback loops when conditions change. Read on. 👇

What counts as a near miss? It’s one of the most common questions we hear. and a big reason incident reporting can get messy (and slow). Incident reporting used to be seen as a compliance box to tick. But done well, it’s also one of the clearest ways to protect productivity. When you capture incidents, near misses, and unsafe conditions clearly, you get visibility into where work is really breaking down—before it turns into downtime, rework, or stoppages. With digital incident reporting, teams can log issues in the moment and spot patterns faster. Learn how to improve reporting quality, cut the “noise,” and turn near-miss data into actions that prevent downtime: https://lnkd.in/gEZpATdx

What happens when a 14-site forestry and manufacturing company stops guessing and starts letting data drive their safety decisions? Roseburg Forest Products went from using just 25% of their safety data — to 75%. From reactive incident response, to a culture so safety-obsessed they made it a Core Value. A 300–400% increase in participation, a DART rate of 0 at multiple locations, and a team that actually trusts the system they're using. Swipe to see how they did it. 👉

Serious injuries rarely come out of nowhere. They show up as signals first, in near misses, hazard reports, and risk assessments. What’s the strongest early warning signal you rely on to catch high-severity risk before it escalates?

This year’s International Women’s Day theme, Give to Gain, set the tone for our panel discussion with Lidia Vasileva, Marti Evans, and Jimmy Millican. From our livestream in the Liverpool office, our growing tech hub, to watch parties across different cities and countries, it was brilliant to see teams coming together around a conversation on support, allyship, and opportunity. That idea came through clearly across the conversation. Lidia’s reminder to “be curious” and to have “the genuine human interest in another person” was such a simple but important point. Allyship often starts with asking, listening, and taking the time to understand someone else’s experience. Marti brought that into practical focus. “Find a sponsor. Find someone who is advocating for you when you’re not in the room,” she said. She also challenged all of us to think about the smaller, everyday actions that make a difference: “Can you gift people some kindness? Can you give people a generous comment… can you call up on maybe the minority voices to say, ‘We haven’t heard from you?’” Jimmy’s closing reflection landed too. He spoke about the importance of “providing that support and that framework for people to be themselves,” and earlier in the discussion reinforced that “everybody’s voice needs to be heard. Everyone has their value. Everyone’s here for a reason.” Thanks to our panellists for the important reminder that allyship does not need to be performative or complicated. Often, it shows up in the small moments. Listening. Making space. Backing someone when they are not in the room. And being intentional about helping people feel heard.

A more distributed workforce is raising expectations for consistent lone worker protection and contractor oversight — across sites, shifts, and third parties. The signals are clear: 35% of workers classify themselves as lone workers globally, 46% of UK executives expect that number to rise, and 64% of organisations have seen lone worker incidents in the past three years. Add growing demand for connected “contractor + safety/compliance” visibility, and proactive oversight is becoming a baseline requirement. ⏩ Swipe through for what this trend means in practice and if you want the full picture, read all the mega trends here. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gcs2wXHU

Tomorrow we’re live with The Situation Room, digging into a question many construction leaders are wrestling with: is a silent worker wellbeing crisis holding safety back? Paul Russell (Algeco UK), Trish P. (Black & McDonald Limited), and Andrea Korney (J.S. Held LLC) join EcoOnline's David Picton to explore how stress, fatigue, and psychological strain show up as real on-site risk, affecting focus, judgement, decision-making, and ultimately physical safety outcomes. They’ll also unpack what leaders can do to spot the warning signs earlier and close the gap. Join us there: https://lnkd.in/dEBBJ5hj

UK SRS is final, and it’s a preview of what “good” sustainability disclosure will look like in the UK. The standards may be voluntary for now, but expectations for audit-ready data and evidence are already rising. Swipe through for what’s changed, who’s affected, and what to do next. ⏩ If you’d like a hand getting reporting-ready, we’re here: ecoonline.com/contact-us

In a crisis, good intentions don't hold up in court. Documentation does. When an incident happens, regulators, insurers, and legal teams all ask the same question: what can you prove? The organisations that come out the other side without crippling fines or drawn-out litigation aren't always the ones that responded fastest, they're the ones with the evidence to back every decision they made. Timestamped response timelines, clear accountability records, communication logs, decision rationale, post-incident reviews. Miss any of these and that's where penalties, denied insurance claims, and reputational damage creep in. That's why we've broken down exactly what audit-ready crisis compliance looks like, and how prepared companies build it into their response from day one. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gTfNa9uk