Category: Technology and Innovation

Safety First: Enhancing Workplace Safety in Manufacturing Environments

As manufacturing continues to become increasingly automated, manufacturers continue to look for ways to protect their most important asset: their workforce. Robots, autonomous ground vehicles, material handling equipment, and more complex systems can create more dangerous workspaces than ever before without the proper safeguards installed on the production floor. There are many forms of safety […]

EHS Technology Week 2025: A Review

As EHS Daily Advisor’s EHS Technology Week wraps up, let’s recap the various content offerings that became available throughout the week. A special thanks to Avetta, Cority, Ideagen, Intelex, KPA, and SlateSafety for sponsoring. Monday, March 24 Back to Basics | Back to Basics: Using Computer Vision to Identify Safety Risks Back to Basics is a weekly feature that […]

Ask the Expert: Technology as a Catalyst for EHS Excellence

In our latest installment of Ask the Expert, brought to you by KPA, we hear from Monica Patel, Product Manager at KPA, about using EHS technology effectively. Technology in environmental, health, and safety (EHS) compliance is an indispensable tool—especially as organizations face increasingly complex regulatory requirements. Leveraging the right technological solutions can help you transform […]

EHS On Tap E244: Looking at EHS Technology Trends

On episode 244 of EHS On Tap, Pamala Bobbitt, Vice President of Environment, Health, Safety & Quality solutions at Ideagen, talks about how companies can make smart decisions about safety technology. This episode is sponsored by Ideagen.

Back to Basics: Using Computer Vision to Identify Safety Risks

Back to Basics is a weekly feature that highlights important but possibly overlooked information that any EHS professional should know. This week, we examine the use of computer vision to identify and mitigate the causes of workplace incidents. It’s hard to have a discussion about technology in environment, health, and safety (EHS) without mentioning artificial […]

Looking Ahead to EHS Technology Week 2025

Join us March 24-28 for a full week of online events and digital resources around EHS technology. Register for events today. Learn how to incorporate technological tools and systems to keep your organization safe and up-to-date on all technological trends. Monday, March 24 Panel Session | Improve Workplace Safety with AI Time: 2 p.m. EDT Sponsored by: KPA, Intelex Moderator: Jay Kumar, Editor-in-Chief, EHS Daily […]

NSC Showcases Technologies to Control Heat Stress

The National Safety Council (NSC) recently showcased six potential solutions for heat stress risks through its Work to Zero Safety Innovation Challenge, the group announced on February 25. For the winner of the challenge, the NSC chose Apex Cool Labs, whose winning technological solution is a palm-cooling device engineered to combat heat stress and improve […]

Implement Duress Systems to Mitigate Workplace Violence

Did you know that workplace violence resulted in the death of 524 workers in 2022? This was a 9% increase compared to 2021. Unless urgent measures are taken, workplace violence will persist, and innocent lives will be lost. One effective solution to ensure that workplace violence is reduced is the use of duress systems. This […]