Technology enables a world class culture of safety for any company venturing into connected safety,” says Sean Stinson, VP sales and product management for Blackline Safety. “Use of connected worker technology means safety departments don’t have to ‘hope they know’ anymore. Based on data collected, you’ll have conversations with workers, such as, ‘You’re not using your PPE, what’s going on?’” Data collection and these conversations will change cultures, Stinson says.
Traditionally, safety departments get opinions and guesses thrown at them, says Stinson. There may be a hazard. Equipment doesn’t seem to be working. “Now you have objective data all mapped out. It’s very important that this is objective data, so you know for a fact that a part of plant is leaking. It’s a fact, not a suspicion,” he says. Now the safety professional can make the case that he needs $50,000 to fix the leak.