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Safety
Reporting is a good example. Sixty-four percent of workers say they can report incidents verbally to their manager, but only 42 percent can report through an incidentreporting system. When asked how they would prefer to report incidents, 57 percent choose a digital route, either via computer or a mobile device. The opportunity is not to create more admin for the frontline, but to make reporting easier and more actionable. AI should be approached in the same spirit. In manufacturing, 43 percent believe AI could improve workplace safety, while a further 29 percent say it depends on how it is implemented. In safety-critical environments, the goal should be to support human judgement, not replace it.
Future-proofing productivity
The manufacturing workforce already understands the link between safety and performance. The organizations that respond best will be the ones that stop treating safety and operational risk as separate and start connecting data and insights, so they inform each other.
That is the opportunity: to use technology in a way that helps future-proof operations against growing risk, supporting productivity and protection in tandem. ■
Tom
Goodmanson www. ecoonline. com / en-us
Tom Goodmanson is CEO of EcoOnline. EcoOnline delivers uncomplicated environment, health and safety( EHS), chemical management and ESG / sustainability technology solutions to forwardthinking leaders. Safeguarding your entire workforce, from frontline employees to lone workers and contractors, EcoOnline’ s always-on solutions support your organization through everyday operations and moments of emergency and crisis alike. Its connected suite of SaaS software enables over 11,000 businesses to protect their people and the planet by ensuring compliance, risk visibility and mitigation, operational predictability, and long-term resilience.
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