Executive Q&A: Making Frontline Reporting Painless to Drive Better Safety Decisions -- Occupational Health & Safety

Executive Q&A: Making Frontline Reporting Painless to Drive Better Safety Decisions

Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2026 at 2:00pm ET - 1:00pm CT - 11:00am PT

Frontline workers see hazards, changing conditions and potential problems firsthand. But when reporting requires complicated forms, endless dropdown menus or duplicate data entry, valuable observations can go unreported. In this live Executive Q&A, Occupational Health & Safety will sit down with Cory Linton, CEO of SafetyMojo, to explore how organizations can remove the friction from frontline reporting and give safety leaders the information they need to recognize risks and act before someone gets hurt.

Drawing on experience in demanding environments such as data center construction, we’ll examine how reporting tools can fit the way people actually work amid tight schedules, labor shortages and language differences. We’ll also explore practical applications of AI, from capturing spoken observations and extracting information from existing pre-task plans to identifying patterns that warrant attention. The focus: connecting better reporting to timely preventive action and demonstrating its value to operations and executive leadership. Bring your questions for a practical, audience-driven discussion.

Discussion topics will include:

Managing safety under operational pressure. Addressing tight schedules, labor shortages and changing work conditions.
Making frontline reporting painless. Removing barriers to participation with tools that fit workers’ languages, needs and daily routines.
Turning safety data into action. Using observations to prioritize risks, assign corrective actions and ensure follow-through.
Putting AI to practical use. Simplifying data collection and helping safety teams identify emerging risks.
Communicating safety’s business value. Connecting better safety decisions to operational performance and executive priorities.

About the Speaker:

Cory Linton, Co-founder, CEO of Safety Mojo

Cory Linton is the co-founder and CEO of Safety Mojo, where he is on a mission to make high-risk work environments safer through the power of AI and data. With over three decades in the software industry — including leadership roles at Microsoft and School Improvement Network — Cory brings a rare combination of enterprise scale experience and entrepreneurial drive to the safety technology space. Safety Mojo is now trusted and mandated globally by some of the largest companies in the world. Cory holds an MBA from Columbia University and an undergraduate degree in Latin and Roman History.

Manoj Perumal, Co-founder, President of Safety Mojo

Manoj Perumal is the Co-founder and President of Safety Mojo, an AI-driven platform dedicated to saving lives and reducing injuries at industrial worksites. With extensive experience in operations, product strategy, and analytics, he has held leadership roles at organizations including Brilliant, Carrus, Verisys Corporation, and Infosys. Manoj holds an MBA in Strategy & Business Analytics from Wake Forest University and a Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from PSG College of Technology. He and Mojo AI CEO Cory Linton were recognized with the AI Innovator Award at the Domo Community Ovation Awards for their work in transforming workplace safety through artificial intelligence.

About the Moderator:

David Kopf, Group Publisher & Executive Editor, Occupational Health & Safety

A career business media leader, David Kopf has led OH&S since January 2023. He has been with OH&S's parent company 1105 Media since 2007, previously publishing and editing titles for the post-acute healthcare market. Prior to that, Kopf has served in various editorial capacities in the telecommunications, data communications, banking and power sports industries. Kopf is committed to reinforcing and expanding OH&S's value and range of services for workplace safety professionals, and the Executive Q&A webinar series is the latest example of that initiative.

Duration: 1 Hour

Safety Mojo is trailblazing the connection between people and data in high-risk environments. In 2022, workplace injuries increased by 7.5 percent compared to the previous year; improved engagement and stronger safety programs are more important than ever. We believe safety and technology go hand in hand. Our unique implementation of cutting-edge AI tools improves the safety culture and reduces accidents for organizations worldwide. Learn more at https://safetymojo.com/

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