Safety Technology Trends To Watch In 2022

Key takeaways:

• Organizations have turned to technology to reduce physical risks and enforce safety policies
• Safety technology trends include artificial intelligence, robotics and virtual reality
• TRUCE helps automate employee protection, removing the burden and chance of human error from manual policy enforcement

Safety in the workplace is a top priority for any business, with hazards on the job posing a threat to employees’ well being, worker retention, and a company’s bottom line. Not surprisingly, as technological advances have reduced human error in workflows and processes, businesses are relying on technology to make workplaces safer – and the conversation around safety in the workplace continues to grow. In fact, a recent global study found that 88% of people want to see public safety transformed through the use of advanced technology. Here are 3 tech safety technology trends to watch:

Artificial Intelligence

The story of artificial intelligence (AI) dates back not just years, but decades. Often viewed as new technology, AI was invented in the 1950s and appeared in consumer products, such as speech recognition software, by the 1990s. The exponential development of computing storage and processing power has since paved the way for a wide-scale commercial and industrial AI boom across industries.