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Enable industry to innovate safely to prevent major incidents, supporting the move to net zero
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Are there risks associated with this new energy landscape and how could they be
best controlled? Do co-located technologies pose new hazards and risks? What new
hazards arise from how new energy systems are integrated and controlled?
Health and Safety Executive, 2023
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To what extent is climate change affecting health and safety of workers and
communities how is this expected to change over time? How can the effect of climate
change on the safe operation of industrial assets best be determined?
Health and Safety Executive, 2023
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Are there health and safety challenges associated with growing industries including
the retrofitting of domestic and commercial buildings; installation of low carbon heat
solutions & installation of electrical infrastructure for electric vehicles?
Health and Safety Executive, 2023
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How can it be ensured that technological advancements serve to maintain or improve
existing levels of safety and health and do not present additional risks (either
immediate or latent)?
Health and Safety Executive, 2023
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How can designers, consultants and manufacturers contribute to incorporating
improvements in occupational health and safety when considering design of new
technologies?
Health and Safety Executive, 2023
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What can be learned from the deployment and scale-up of more mature industries
(such as planning and consequence modelling) that will help us manage safety
outcomes for the emergence of new technologies?
Health and Safety Executive, 2023
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What evidence is needed about the use of new technologies - e.g. new and emerging
energy technologies, use of novel materials, new manufacturing processes, etc. - to
develop an appropriate, effective strategy for their better regulation, enabling their
rapid and safe introduction?
Health and Safety Executive, 2023
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How can it be ensured that evidence is used appropriately for completing effective
safety checks, calibration and testing requirements for existing and new materials
and structures?
Health and Safety Executive, 2023
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How does the performance of materials and structures change over time? Can this
be accurately predicted and measured in service? How does this impact on the
thresholds for safety (remnant life etc.)?
Health and Safety Executive, 2023