Revolutionizing Safety: How AI Is Transforming the Workplace

By optimizing workflows, providing real-time hazard detection and ensuring compliance with safety regulations, AI is changing the modern workplace environment.

  • By Robert Yaniz Jr.
  • Jun 10, 2024

AI is proving to be a game-changer when it comes to workplace safety. As technology evolves, companies are racing to adjust to a new way of protecting their workers. While AI has the potential to completely rewrite how the workplace functions, many safety professionals are wondering the precise applications the technology has within the workplace. Moreover, how can they get started?

R. Mukund, founder and CEO of Benchmark Gensuite, joins the OH&S SafetyPod to address that very topic. Benchmark Gensuite specializes in EHS compliance software and has been integrating AI technology into its client offerings. We’ll discuss how AI is enhancing safety measures across industries, how this technology plays into compliance issues and what the future might hold for AI.

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About the Author

Robert Yaniz Jr. is the Content Editor of Occupational Health & Safety.

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