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Mobile devices, connected devices & analytics are safety industry game-changers

Mobile devices, connected devices & analytics are game-changers

Technologies improve program, performance

March 4, 2019

Americans spend over 24 hours a week online, and nearly two-thirds of Americans own at least one IoT connected device (connected car, smart TV, fitness tracker, home control system or appliance, internet-enabled voice command, smart glasses, smart watch, VR headset, or wearable).

Smartphone, tablets & lockout-tagout

View electronic images of energy isolation points

Jason Anthony

November 28, 2018

OSHA’s General Industry’s standard for the Control of Hazardous Energy (LOTO) 29 CFR 1910.147 addresses one of the most important safety regulations to protect workers from injury: lockout/tagout. The standard requires workers to isolate energy during servicing and maintenance of machines and equipment to prevent the unexpected startup or release of energy.

VERTICAL LIFELINE- ASAP’s vertical lifeline

November 4, 2018

ASAP vertical lifeline is a temporary vertical lifeline designed for belaying and to protect against falls from height. It contains an ASAP mobile fall arrester, an ASAP'SORBER energy absorber, two OK TRIACT-LOCK carabiners, an ANNEAU open sling, an AXIS 11 mm rope with sewn termination, a weight, and a BUCKET bag. It is available in two lengths.

How to Leverage Technology to Create a Culture of Safety

October 1, 2018

From wearable safety devices to machine learning to Big Data, companies now have more tools than ever to help push safety incidents down to zero.

Getting "smart" about construction safety

Wearable sensors could monitor stress, physical demands and even risk perception

August 27, 2018

The construction industry, by its nature, can be dangerous. SangHyun Lee, an associate professor in the University of Michigan’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, says wearable sensors can can improve construction worker safety and also reduce costs through better data on worker health. He answers questions about his research.

Bacharach Enhances Portable Combustion Analyzer and Releases Mobile App

August 10, 2018

Bacharach, Inc., a leading provider of HVAC-R gas instrumentation, combustion analysis and energy management solutions announces key product upgrades to the PCA® 400 combustion and emissions analyzer platform.

ISHN’s Guide to Leading Edge Training Resources

ISHN’s Guide to Breakthrough Training Resources

Online, mobile, micro-learning, podcasts and more

July 1, 2018

Training companies include cloud-based training, eLearning, streaming video, and much more. To keep the focus on specialized training companies and associations, we did not include college-degree programs offered by universities.

Workers share injury prevention data with peers in real-time

Ready for a digital safety ecosystem?

Ted Smith

June 22, 2018

For decades, the science and practice of safety has been based on incident-based approaches based on manual processes. Today, even the most digitally advanced companies are still basing their safety processes on data from events that have already occurred.

Safety mobile applications and technology

How to best leverage innovative technology

Are you ready for the revolution?

Bill Murphy

May 17, 2018

Mobile is enhancing the way safety professionals do their jobs. While mobile use in safety circles has lagged behind the curve when compared with other industries, it is trending upward as EHS software capabilities improve and solutions grow more affordable.

Real-time employee safety tracking & monitoring

Real-time tracking & monitoring for a smart safety environment

Rick Marquez

March 27, 2018

Readers may be familiar with connected products (gas detectors servicing alerts) that have been around for many years. This article identifies common connected technology terms, concepts and uses that will be new to a workplace safety environment.