IDN Webinar: Psychological Safety in High-risk and Safety Critical Environments

In honour of National Inclusion Week 2026 - “Build Trust. Navigate Change.”, we are delighted to be joined by Poggy Murray Whitham.

Poggy will deliver a webinar titled: Psychological Safety in High-risk and Safety Critical Environments

Webinar overview

You would find it difficult to enter a construction site without the correct precautions, perform surgery without the right PPE, or even run a Scout group without encountering risk assessments. In high-risk and safety critical environments, physical safety is paramount. So, why is it that psychological safety does not carry the same parity of esteem?

This talk will explore the often misunderstood topic of psychological safety - what it is and what it is not, the benefits of it on the workforce, what action can be taken to promote psychological safety, and, crucially, why it so important in safety critical environments such as engineering.

Poggy will demonstrate that this is not a "nice-to-have", but is intrinsically connected to employee's mental health and wellbeing, and a crucial part of keeping workplaces safe, efficient, and productive.

Join us for this thought-provoking session:

Wednesday 16 September 2026
11:00 AM  - 12:00 PM (BST)
Online via Microsoft Teams

About Poggy

Poggy Murray Whitham is a multi-award-winning DEI expert and researcher, global TEDx and keynote speaker, and best-selling author of Inclusion Moments. A professionally accredited engineer, Chartered Fellow of the CMI, they have been recognised as one of the UK’s Top 100 Manufacturing Professionals and as a National Diversity Awards finalist for being a positive LGBT role model in engineering.

A former senior manager in automation engineering, Poggy now works at the intersection of technology and inclusion, demonstrating how embracing diversity drives innovation, productivity, and culture change, combining strategic insight with the lived experience of being Black, Queer, Disabled, and Neurodivergent.

Founder and Director of OutEngineered and Chief Operating Officer of Divrsity, Poggy also holds several advisory positions with the Royal Academy of Engineering, Engineering Council UK, Engineering Professors Council, Women in Manufacturing, and LGBT Foundation, amongst others.

There is no charge to attend the session.