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The working world, in focus.

Real photographs of working environments, used as editorial illustrations. These images do not document our assessments, members, clients or incidents.

Context, not endorsement.

The photographs are illustrative, not a claim that the people or workplaces shown are compliant, non-compliant, hazardous or affiliated with this publication. Do not use them to diagnose a safety condition from a photograph alone. Photographers retain their rights.

Source: Pexels. The licence permits website use subject to its conditions, including restrictions on implied endorsement and portraying identifiable people in a bad light. Review the original licence before reusing images outside this website.

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Steelworkers beside a glowing furnace inside a steelmaking plant.

Steelmaking and the working environment

Kateryna Babaieva / Pexels

Original photograph Source and licence reviewed 2026-09-05.
A worker beside large machinery on a manufacturing floor.

Manufacturing and machinery

Kateryna Babaieva / Pexels

Original photograph Source and licence reviewed 2026-09-05.
Laboratory staff working at computers in protective clothing.

Laboratories and scientific work

Tima Miroshnichenko / Pexels

Original photograph Source and licence reviewed 2026-09-05.
A worker silhouetted against a brightly lit steelmaking process.

Thermal conditions in industry

Kateryna Babaieva / Pexels

Original photograph Source and licence reviewed 2026-09-05.
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