Monthly Archives: April 2026

Cyber-Physical Risk in the Age of AI: How Safety Professionals Identify and Manage OT Cyber Risk – Part 3

Part 3 moves from understanding the risk to executing against it. As cyber threats increasingly intersect with physical operations, organizations need a practical, structured approach to manage these risks at the system level. This section outlines how safety professionals—working with cybersecurity and engineering teams—can apply proven process safety methods to identify vulnerabilities, prioritize risk, protect critical systems, and strengthen operational resilience in the face of cyber-physical threats. Continue reading

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Automated Reasoning for Human Error Detection in Industrial Operations

Most incidents aren’t caused by a single mistake—they result from conditions that made failure likely long before it happened.

In this article, I explore how automated reasoning can help EHS and operational leaders detect those conditions earlier, connect weak signals, and make more consistent, defensible decisions in real time. Just as important, I outline where technology stops—and where human leadership, trust, and judgment still determine outcomes.
The future of safety isn’t human or AI—it’s the integration of both to anticipate risk and act before it becomes reality. Continue reading

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Cyber-Physical Risk in the Age of AI: How Safety Leaders and Boards Can Protect Operational Technology – A Four Part Series

AI is changing the rules of cyber risk—and in OT environments, the consequences are no longer just digital.

From process instability to SIF potential, cyber threats are now operational threats. The real question isn’t if this risk exists—it’s whether we’re integrating safety, cyber, and operations fast enough to manage it.

Part 2 explores how AI is both accelerating the threat—and becoming a critical part of the defense. Continue reading

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