SafetyTech News | Issue 040
Wow! 40 Issues of SafetyTech News!!!! If you've been following from the start - fist bumps and high fives to you. If you're new here, a tip of my hat. SafetyTech News is a curation of the latest news on data, technology and innovation - all with a dedicated focus on improving the design, experience and safety of work. I'm your Ed. Cam Stevens ; if you have something newsworthy - be sure to tag me or slide into my DMs. Let's get started.
A few words on "AI Safety"
Safety in the world of AI is different to workplace health and safety - you may be more comfortable with the term AI Risk Management - generally I use the term Responsible Innovation which encompasses the safe, ethical and sustainable integration of technologies.
In any case there has been a massive spike in "AI Safety" news lately. Those who work in OHS know all too well the tension between making money and managing safety. In the past few days, 13 current and former OpenAI/DeepMind employees published an open letter on AI safety called “A Right to Warn about Advanced Artificial Intelligence.” It highlights the same tension... More to come on this I'm sure.
Here's what Wired magazine had to say - A heads up and an apologies that this one is likely paywalled for some. Know that I always try to include paywall free content, forgive this exception.
Moving right along...
Industrial Construction Sector Robotics Roundup
Innovate Energy provide a quick overview of construction sector robotics in their latest blog post.
Oceaneering Conducts Freedom? AUV Pipeline Inspection Pilot for TotalEnergies
Oceaneering has conducted a comprehensive trial of it's autonomous underwater vehicle for a pipeline inspection of Total Energies assets in the North Sea. A great way to eliminate exposure to hazardous diving activities.
The onboard autonomous capabilities, together with high specification instruments – including a laser scanning system and multibeam sonar technology – result in a detailed external inspection of subsea pipeline features.
You can learn more here:
Gecko Robotics x ADNOC predictive maintenance
Gecko Robotics announced a multi-year contract with ADNOC Gas for the use of Gecko’s robots and artificial intelligence (AI) data platform across ADNOC Gas sites to facilitate predictive maintenance.
Gecko’s wall-climbing robots use specially designed sensor payloads that build digital maps of critical assets. Gecko’s software Cantilever takes that data and combines it with operational data to allow for repairs and preventive maintenance.
Learn more here:
Verizon and NOAA Team Up for Drone-based Crisis Response and Data Collection
Verizon Frontline has partnered with the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration who will use drone technologies to identify storm-damaged areas that needing assessment. The Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team will provide uncrewed aircraft systems, sensors, and personnel to collect aerial imagery that will help emergency responders quickly assess damage and prioritize search and rescue efforts.
Learn more here:
AI Is Your Coworker Now. Can You Trust It? | Wired
Back to the AI topic.. Generative AI does pose several potential risks, but there are steps businesses and individual employees can take to improve privacy and security.
For those using generative AI at work, one of the biggest challenges is the risk of inadvertently exposing sensitive data - you can learn more in this Wired article (again I hope it's not paywalled!)
On the theme of AI...
Verdantix Webinar | Leveraging AI Video Analytics For EHS Risk Management
Verdantix is hosting a webinar on computer vision for EHS - register below.
News from the Contact Harald Blog
Contact Harald the team behind Ask Harry have been updating their website and COO Kate Pullinger has been sharing the latest on the Contact Harald blog: Check it out here
On the topic of website updates and blog posts...
Latest from Intenseye
The team at intenseye have recently updated their website - they've also announced a new mobile app which you can learn more about in their latest blog post:
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Moving along..
AIHS Technology Awards Finalists Announced
Congratulations to the finalists of the Australian Workplace Health & Safety Awards - there were two #safetytech categories this year.
Finalists in 8A include Australian Naval Infrastructure (ANI) Shiplift Wire Rope Change Skid, Beam Mobility thermographic monitoring for lithium-ion battery charging racks, Downer Critical Risk Lookahead, 玛氏食品 Forklift & Pedestrian Segregation , SafeGauge SafeTest Tachometer & MultiTool Pro, Synergetics Consulting Engineers Portable Local Extraction Ventilation.
Finalists in 8B include Look Up and Live, Energy Queensland 's XR training for Electrical Installation Fault Finding & Compliance Testing, Mort & Co 's adoption of Blindsight in a feedlot environment and Woolworths Group Violence & aggression training in VR.
I'm looking forward to heading to the awards for the announcement of the winners... book tickets and learn more about the awards here:
Facilitate | New Feature Drop
Facilitate has recently announced a new feature with their micro-solution offering. You can learn more here and if you are heading to AWE Ben and Simon will be there so be sure to say hello.
VR Election Safety 2024 online training
Here's a pretty cool use case for VR by Head Set Immersive - election safety training for journalists and media professionals for the upcoming US election. Scan the QR code to sign up or check out more details here .
That's about it for the formalities of this Issue... but before I go; here's a small handful of posts from me since the last STN.
And here's a few things I'm up to in the next couple of weeks...
Perth SafetyTech Workshop
In collaboration with Trainwest RTO# 51807 I'm facilitating a SafetyTech Workshop with safety leaders in Perth - it's completely SOLD OUT which is awesome. I'll provide some key insights in the next issue of STN.
HOP x AI Webinar
Zo? Nation and I will be chatting about AI and HOP alongside Dan Hobbs at this webinar hosted by Protex AI
Future of Mining Panel
I'll be facilitating a panel at the Future of Mining conference in Perth on the 18th June.
Hexagon Perth Regional Mining Forum
I'm facilitating a workshop on the safe transition to the fully autonomous mine at the Hexagon Mining regional mining forum in Perth on the 19th June.
Okay that's really it but for now..
Be Safe and Stay Curious.
'Cam
Chief Operating Officer & GC
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