Protecting Data is Essential to Worker Safety -- Occupational Health & Safety

Episode 176

Protecting Data is Essential to Worker Safety

In this episode, Editor Sydny Shepard discusses how protecting employee data is essential to worker safety.

By Sydny Shepard
Nov 21, 2022

One of the best parts of being an editor of an industry magazine is all of the conversations I have with safety professionals and the manufacturers that create equipment and software to protect workers safety and health. Over the last few years, there has been a shift in the conversation.

With the influx of software solutions and technologies available, you must consider how much data and information you will be gathering in the process. As safety professionals, you know how much data can help give you better insights into what is going on in your facility or on your jobsite.

In this episode, Editor Sydny Shepard discusses how protecting employee data is essential to worker safety.

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About the Author

Sydny Shepard is the former editor of Occupational Health & Safety.

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