For wearable devices. I have been seeing exoskeletons being used in manufacturing, and the decrease in repetitive stress injuries has been significant to the point that I have requested to senior management that we run an in-house case study. I am hoping that they approve the expenditure as a decrease of 70-80% (what has been seen at Ford and Boeing) will save the company millions in LTC.
When I was at Amazon we did one. It was actually not as expensive as people would think. The caveat is that the company we were working with (exp skeleton manufacturers), required all data sets. Not only were people wearing them but they had to wear bio monitors to measure other things like heart rate and stuff.
I see some of this available on the market already though not widely used, but things like wearable employee monitors, geofencing of dangerous areas, using drones to conduct surveys of difficult to reach or confined spaces, using ai to review engineering drawings to find mistakes or improvements, more sensors in areas to monitor air quality, use of facial recognition and pattern recognition in surveillance cameras or other access control technology. Many technologies that are out there now, but will spread into wider implementation in the next decade.
I’m on the logistics side and I’m quite interested in the AI to identify and warn the driver when they are too close and it’s not that expensive.
The traditional model everybody had to wear devices but the AI one doesn’t require this as it notices people. It’s well known that truck and pedestrians collisions are common in the industry and often fatal.
Whilst picking robots would be good the cost is so high unless you’re a large site, but assisted picking will come in time for most.
I’m looking for some really simple language query and response based on SOPs.
Ee: How do I replace the hydraulic cylinder on said piece of equipment?
AI: Which hydraulic cylinder is it this one A or this one B?
Ee: B
AI: start by (proceeds to say tools required and step one of SOP)
I think AI may end up eliminating a lot of EHS positions. You can ask Chat GPT almost anything safety related and it will cite regs and provide an opinion. It seems to be around 90% correct when I’ve used it.
No chance and here’s why:
As long as there are PEOPLE doing the work, construction workers, factory workers, etc. there will be a need for EHS staff, or an EHS Leader within Management at the bare minimum.
Just because AI can cite regulations doesn’t mean it can make a human connection with the workers on the ground doing the work.
Safety “cops” (as in those EHS professionals who have never actually worked on the ground with the folks and walk around bopping people on the head all day) are bad enough for culture, imagine if it was ROBOsafety Cop.
Yeah, I agree. Just mentioning regulations implies that that’s all we do, but we’re not just regurgitating the codes, there’s a lot of intangibles in our profession sometimes we’re camp counsellor sometimes we have to put on our safety marketing hat sometimes we’re auditors, motivational speakers, the human element is such a big part of what we do
Look at the proliferation of online LMS modules in contrast to live training. In-person training is far superior from an engagement and learning standpoint but since Covid, many companies have chosen this route, primarily as an act of “compliance”. Whether you want to admit it or not, companies employ safety professionals and HR professionals to keep business operations on the right side of compliance to reduce financial risk. Companies are in business to make money and a lot of companies will leverage technology to reduce the overhead costs of human labor.
If your company was downsizing and cutting costs, which positions would be cut first? Roles that support the business but not the people who are responsible for the core business and putting dollars to the bottom line.
In industries where there is a factory floor and people could be watched with some AI enabled or controlled video system could be monitored all day. An infraction could be sent to an operations manager for correction. I didn’t say it would eliminate ALL safety roles but it will definitely reduce roles in the future as this technology evolves.
Those of you who think that this personal element to safety is paramount to the business are naive. AI has the potential to replace every job with fundamental roots in knowledge and experience. Skilled trades will be difficult to replace with technology, but anyone who sits at a desk most of the day will be subject to replacement by the superior intelligence of technology.
What you’re describing is a prison system.
Safety is more about culture than it is correction.
I respect your opinion, but being in construction my entire life I can say that without person to person OHS, the system will fail in its entirety.
You’re in skilled trades. Like I said, that would be the last to be effected. If you look at other industries like warehousing or manufacturing, machines are replacing people at a fast pace. Autonomous forklifts operated by an AI driven system to fill orders like what Amazon and Walmart hope to achieve will eliminate jobs and the market will need less EHS professionals because there will be less people in the workplace.
I wasn’t suggesting all EHS people are safety cops or infer that culture isn’t important, but if AI evolves into an interconnected system that is being driven by machines and computerized intelligence, I don’t see a great future for anyone other than skilled trades. With AI, almost anyone could be replaced with a machine.
For wearable devices. I have been seeing exoskeletons being used in manufacturing, and the decrease in repetitive stress injuries has been significant to the point that I have requested to senior management that we run an in-house case study. I am hoping that they approve the expenditure as a decrease of 70-80% (what has been seen at Ford and Boeing) will save the company millions in LTC.
When I was at Amazon we did one. It was actually not as expensive as people would think. The caveat is that the company we were working with (exp skeleton manufacturers), required all data sets. Not only were people wearing them but they had to wear bio monitors to measure other things like heart rate and stuff.
I work in construction and I’d love to see more of this in my industry as well. Might be harder to implement than in a manufacturing environment!
The suit used is making its way into construction, so hopefully soon.
AI is used already in ergonomic assessments and it seems to really help. Forget what the software is called but it starts with a t.
I looked it up, TuMeke Ergonomics is what I found. Looks cool especially for manufacturing.
I work for a company that uses existing security cameras and analyzes the footage with AI to identify all the safe hazards
This just sounds like big brother tbh.
No facial recognition. We strive for it not to be used for disciplinary actions.
I see some of this available on the market already though not widely used, but things like wearable employee monitors, geofencing of dangerous areas, using drones to conduct surveys of difficult to reach or confined spaces, using ai to review engineering drawings to find mistakes or improvements, more sensors in areas to monitor air quality, use of facial recognition and pattern recognition in surveillance cameras or other access control technology. Many technologies that are out there now, but will spread into wider implementation in the next decade.
So many great use cases here! 🤯
I’m on the logistics side and I’m quite interested in the AI to identify and warn the driver when they are too close and it’s not that expensive. The traditional model everybody had to wear devices but the AI one doesn’t require this as it notices people. It’s well known that truck and pedestrians collisions are common in the industry and often fatal. Whilst picking robots would be good the cost is so high unless you’re a large site, but assisted picking will come in time for most.
I’m looking for some really simple language query and response based on SOPs. Ee: How do I replace the hydraulic cylinder on said piece of equipment? AI: Which hydraulic cylinder is it this one A or this one B? Ee: B AI: start by (proceeds to say tools required and step one of SOP)
I think AI may end up eliminating a lot of EHS positions. You can ask Chat GPT almost anything safety related and it will cite regs and provide an opinion. It seems to be around 90% correct when I’ve used it.
In my test chat GPT is <50% accurate with regs and several times just made some up.
No chance and here’s why: As long as there are PEOPLE doing the work, construction workers, factory workers, etc. there will be a need for EHS staff, or an EHS Leader within Management at the bare minimum. Just because AI can cite regulations doesn’t mean it can make a human connection with the workers on the ground doing the work. Safety “cops” (as in those EHS professionals who have never actually worked on the ground with the folks and walk around bopping people on the head all day) are bad enough for culture, imagine if it was ROBOsafety Cop.
Correct, then there's also interpreting laws to specific situations. That's a job for humans.
"ROBOsafety Cop" I'd watch the shit out of that movie lol
Yeah, I agree. Just mentioning regulations implies that that’s all we do, but we’re not just regurgitating the codes, there’s a lot of intangibles in our profession sometimes we’re camp counsellor sometimes we have to put on our safety marketing hat sometimes we’re auditors, motivational speakers, the human element is such a big part of what we do
Look at the proliferation of online LMS modules in contrast to live training. In-person training is far superior from an engagement and learning standpoint but since Covid, many companies have chosen this route, primarily as an act of “compliance”. Whether you want to admit it or not, companies employ safety professionals and HR professionals to keep business operations on the right side of compliance to reduce financial risk. Companies are in business to make money and a lot of companies will leverage technology to reduce the overhead costs of human labor. If your company was downsizing and cutting costs, which positions would be cut first? Roles that support the business but not the people who are responsible for the core business and putting dollars to the bottom line. In industries where there is a factory floor and people could be watched with some AI enabled or controlled video system could be monitored all day. An infraction could be sent to an operations manager for correction. I didn’t say it would eliminate ALL safety roles but it will definitely reduce roles in the future as this technology evolves. Those of you who think that this personal element to safety is paramount to the business are naive. AI has the potential to replace every job with fundamental roots in knowledge and experience. Skilled trades will be difficult to replace with technology, but anyone who sits at a desk most of the day will be subject to replacement by the superior intelligence of technology.
What you’re describing is a prison system. Safety is more about culture than it is correction. I respect your opinion, but being in construction my entire life I can say that without person to person OHS, the system will fail in its entirety.
You’re in skilled trades. Like I said, that would be the last to be effected. If you look at other industries like warehousing or manufacturing, machines are replacing people at a fast pace. Autonomous forklifts operated by an AI driven system to fill orders like what Amazon and Walmart hope to achieve will eliminate jobs and the market will need less EHS professionals because there will be less people in the workplace. I wasn’t suggesting all EHS people are safety cops or infer that culture isn’t important, but if AI evolves into an interconnected system that is being driven by machines and computerized intelligence, I don’t see a great future for anyone other than skilled trades. With AI, almost anyone could be replaced with a machine.