Grainger experts will discuss emerging safety technologies, sharing new insights into what organizations are using and how, and reviewing how these technologies affect injury, fatality, productivity and efficiency outcomes. Topics include safety management and learning management systems, as well as what is on the horizon with artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, and virtual and augmented reality training. We will also explain which industries are planning to implement these new technologies over the next year and what the technology landscape will look like in the near future.
What You Will Learn
- Examine the types of emerging technologies available to EHS functions.
- Discuss the current state of adoption, acquisition and perceived effects of technology on EHS and business outcomes.
- Evaluate the relationships between organizational characteristics, adoption tendencies and acquisition methods.
- Discuss the potential for future research into the adoption of emerging safety technologies.
Speakers
Matt Law, DrPH, CSP, REHS
Manager, Customer Safety Strategy, W. W. Grainger Inc.
Matt Law is an avid researcher of emerging technologies and trends in EHS and business, and he develops comprehensive solutions to mitigate risk to people, property and the environment. He holds an M.P.H. from West Virginia University and is a U.S. Navy Reserve environmental health officer. Law is the PR/Sponsorships Committee Chair for ASSP’s Central Florida Chapter and serves on the Board of Directors for the Society for Total Worker Health. He is a member of ASSP’s Emerging Professionals in OSH Common Interest Group and its Consultants and Training and Communications practice specialties. He has also been published in Professional Safety.
Rick Cowman, QSSP
Senior Manager, Digital Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) Solutions, W.W. Grainger, Inc.
Rick Cowman has nearly 25 years of technology experience in the safety industry. He was founder and president of Safety Certified Inc., an early developer of SaaS solutions to help customers track and manage all aspects of safety and ensure regulatory compliance. Grainger acquired the company in 2010, hiring Cowman to lead the development of Grainger Digital EH&S Services. He has been instrumental in forming strategic partnerships with leading technology companies in areas such as learning management, incident tracking, inspection and asset management, as well as emerging AI and IoT technologies such as machine/computer vision, virtual and augmented reality training, and the connected worker.