AI Fundamentals for Safety
Master the foundations of AI for safety operations. Learn prompt engineering, understand LLM capabilities and limitations, and build verified, defensible AI outputs from day one.
Prompt Architecture
Structured, repeatable prompts
LLM Capabilities
Understand what AI can do
Verification
Fact-check AI outputs
Defensibility
Audit-ready workflows
Full Day Agenda
A structured programme balancing theory, demonstration, and hands-on practice.
Welcome & AI Landscape
Programme overview, learning objectives, and the current state of AI in industrial safety.
LLM Capabilities & Limitations
Understanding what large language models can and cannot do. Hallucination risks, context windows, and safety-critical considerations.
Break
Prompt Architecture for Safety
Structured prompting, role-based prompts, chain-of-thought reasoning, and formatting outputs for safety documentation.
Lunch
Lab: Building Your Prompt Library
Hands-OnHands-on session creating a library of verified safety prompts for inspections, risk assessments, incident reports, and toolbox talks.
Verification & Fact-Checking Frameworks
Systematic approaches to verifying AI outputs. Cross-referencing techniques, confidence scoring, and human-in-the-loop validation.
Break
Defensibility & Audit Readiness
Making AI outputs defensible for compliance. Documentation standards, provenance tracking, and regulatory considerations.
Lab: Verified Output Workflow
Hands-OnBuild an end-to-end workflow from prompt to verified, audit-ready safety document. Peer review and group discussion.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this day, you will be able to:
Understand AI Capabilities
Know what LLMs can and cannot do in safety-critical contexts, including hallucination risks and mitigation strategies.
Write Effective Prompts
Craft structured, safety-specific prompts that produce consistent, high-quality outputs for your domain.
Verify AI Outputs
Apply systematic verification frameworks to ensure AI-generated content is accurate and reliable.
Ensure Defensibility
Create audit-ready AI workflows with proper documentation, provenance tracking, and compliance alignment.
Build a Prompt Library
Leave with a curated collection of tested safety prompts ready for immediate use in your operations.
Assess AI Risks
Evaluate AI tools critically, understand their limitations, and make informed adoption decisions.
What You Will Build
Tangible outputs you will create during the hands-on labs.
Custom Safety Prompt Library
A curated collection of tested prompts for inspections, risk assessments, incident reports, toolbox talks, and compliance documents.
Verification Checklists
Systematic checklists for validating AI-generated safety content against regulatory requirements and internal standards.
Audit-Ready Output Templates
Document templates with built-in provenance tracking and defensibility markers for regulatory compliance.
AI Assessment Framework
A framework for evaluating AI tools and capabilities against your organisation's safety requirements and risk tolerance.
Continue Your Learning
AI Fundamentals is Day 1 of the 3-day Masterclass. Continue your journey with Days 2 and 3.
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Join our AI Fundamentals programme and gain the prompt engineering and verification skills to use AI confidently in safety operations.