When it comes to workplace safety, welders are well aware that their profession is one of the most dangerous. Welders face an array of hazards from electric shock, retinal damage, ocular melanoma, or serious burns.

IEEE, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, recently produced a paper1 reviewing 100 years of research on shock and arc injuries. Going back, the first recognized hazard to workers was the shock hazard.

A permit-required confined space has the potential to present inherent risks to worker health and safety and should be entered only when necessary and always with extreme caution. Unfortunately, there are times employees need to enter these work areas.

In the EHS space, recent studies have shown that advances in technology have reached EHS management systems, extensive mobile capabilities, drones and "smart" PPE. These advances reflect incredible innovation within the industry, but have advances in technology made day-to-day operations easier for EHS leaders?