Global mobile devices and connections in 2013 grew to seven billion, up from 6.5 billion in 2012, according to the Cisco Visual Networking index. Smartphones accounted for 77 percent of that growth, with 406 million net additions in 2013. We’re talking millions and millions and billions here.
Not surprisingly, smartphones are popular with environmental health and safety pros. About six out of ten (58 percent) use a smartphone for their work, according to a 2014 ISHN survey. About one in five (22 percent) use some sort of tablet device for work. Laptops (56 percent) and desktops (65 percent) are other typical tools of EHS pros.