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Should AI replace human judgment in high-risk decision-making?

AI is advancing fast, but should machines lead high-risk investigations? Explore why COMET believes human expertise remains essential in safety, RCA, and incident management.

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The 10 features your root cause analysis software must have in 2025

Discover the 10 essential features top RCA software must deliver. Ensure consistency, compliance, integration, prevention, and enterprise-wide risk insights.

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Incident management vs incident reduction

Managing incidents is not enough. This thought piece from COMET's CEO explores why shifting focus from incident response to incident reduction is the only way to drive real improvement in safety, resilience, and performance.

Welcoming new talent to COMET: Meet our latest RGU graduates

We're proud to welcome two RGU graduates to our growing sales and marketing team. Read more about Adam and Viktoria’s roles and why supporting new talent matters to us.

Why root cause analysis often fails and how to fix it

Learn why root cause analysis often fails. Explore common RCA mistakes and how COMET helps organisations achieve consistent, defensible, enterprise-wide learning.

Benchmarking safety performance: Where do you start?

Benchmarking safety starts with better learning. Discover how COMET helps high-risk industries turn data into insight, action, and smarter decisions.

Root cause analysis methodologies: Why COMET is the new standard in root cause learning

Explore root cause analysis methodologies and how COMET advances RCA with integrated investigations, causal factor analysis, and systemic learning.

Is anonymous reporting helping or harming your organisation?

Explore whether anonymous reporting supports or hinders safety culture in ports and high-risk industries, with insight from TOC Europe and COMET.

Bias and equal opportunities: Addressing unconscious bias in the workplace

Learn how organisations can reduce unconscious bias and promote equal opportunities. Explore COMET’s approach to structured processes, leadership, and inclusive workplace development.

Root cause analysis software: A guide for high-risk industries

Structured RCA software to uncover causes, analyse human factors & prevent recurrence. Trusted by safety, quality & assurance teams globally.

Can you put a price on safety?

What’s the cost of safety? Explore the cost of inaction, the link between safety and performance, and how to build a business case that makes a lasting impact.

Inside COMET: A conversation with our CEO on why finding the real root cause is critical for incident prevention

COMET CEO Mark Rushton shares the origins of COMET’s methodology, the dangers of quick fixes, and how true root cause analysis transforms safety and performance across high-risk industries.

Experience COMET in action. Now available as a free guided trial

Explore COMET through a free guided trial. See how structured RCA transforms investigations in high-risk sectors like energy and rail.

Enhancing safety, preventing incidents, and supporting wellbeing in airport operations

How can airports enhance safety, reduce incidents, and support wellbeing during turnaround operations - insights from COMET and the HSE 2025 focus guildlines.

The impact of mental health on safety performance and culture

How mental health, psychological safety, and workplace community affect safety performance in high-risk industries and what leaders can do about it.

See past the symptoms: Understand the root causes behind repeat failures

Do you know what’s really causing your incidents? Here’s how understanding the complexity behind incidents helps organisations make safer, smarter decisions.

Safety is not a bonus. It's a right.

Safety is a basic right, not an extra. Learn how COMET helps organisations build safer, smarter workplaces by learning from incidents.

COMET's Head of Investigations features in “Donal MacIntyre’s UK Killer Evidence” airing May 26

COMET’s Head of Investigations, Alan Smith, appears in a new True Crime episode revisiting the Dean Jamieson case. Airs May 26 on ITVX.

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