predictive analytics

Rethinking predictive analysis: Learn how to stop workplace incidents before they occur

December 30, 2021

The shift of environmental, social, and governance from optional PR reporting to a mandatory requirement has many companies reevaluating how they use data.

Best Practices

Are you a data scientist?

OHS pros are evolving

Dan Markiewicz, MS, CIH, CSP, CHMM

September 12, 2019

Glassdoor ranked the position “Safety Manager” among the “50 Best Jobs in America for 2019.”1 The #1 Best Job in America for the past four years, according to Glassdoor, is “Data Scientist.

Are you versed in industrial hygiene activities?

The need for health professionals is rising

Dan Markiewicz, MS, CIH, CSP, CHMM

January 10, 2019

Standard 1910.1020 “Access to employee exposure and medical records” is the most important and far-reaching of OSHA’s regulations. When the standard became effective more than two decades ago, it could not have envisioned the explosive growth of global chemical exposure information.

Predictive analytics: A powerful new tool

Identify at-risk workers & teams for pilot projects

Jessica Shields

June 19, 2018

Most companies have data that can be used to prioritize and analyze employees, processes or workspaces at elevated risk. But currently, most organizations must first compile and export their data from multiple EHSQ and HCM platforms and then analyze it outside of these applications.

Morgan Stanley predicts 2018 will be tricky for global economies

January 1, 2018

Investors will have to be careful next year as potential stalling economies in the U.S. and China, along with rising global inflation and tighter monetary policy, could make for a “tricky” 2018, according to Morgan Stanley.

It only seems like Algorithms rule the world

Dave Johnson

November 24, 2017

Is there an algorithm to predict the likelihood of an individual sustaining an injury? More than one. Types of software are on the market that can predict specifically who is at greatest risk.

How to really use Big Data and 21st-century technology

Nick Bernini

January 1, 2017

We are constantly hearing words like “Big Data”, “Data Scientist” and “Predictive Analytics” – but what do they really mean?

Don’t drown in Big Data

Use it to reduce injuries and save lives

Griffin Schultz

June 1, 2015

Safety Big Data sets can be used to predict workplace injuries with accuracy rates as high as 80-90 percent, according to a white paper based on research conducted in collaboration with a team from Carnegie Mellon University, one of the leading institutions in the field of Big Data analytics.