by Emily Friedman | Sep 27, 2018 | By Industry
A handful of utilities are piloting and, in a few cases, even deploying wearable technologies, but the greatest share of interest is and has been around augmented reality. There is an impressive, concerted effort in the utility space by researchers and vendors to...
by Emily Friedman | Aug 23, 2018 | Editorial
Here’s a common misconception: The more robotics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) advance, the more expendable human beings become in the workplace.Although Forrester Research predicts automation will displace 24.7 million jobs by 2027, it’s irrational to fear that...
by Emily Friedman | Aug 1, 2018 | By Industry
If going through airport security is a flyer’s biggest pain, then capacity is the airport manager’s living nightmare: Airports around the world today are hard-pressed to process more passengers and cargo than their terminals were originally designed to manage, and...
by Emily Friedman | Jul 17, 2018 | By Technology
One cannot begin a blog post talking about workplace safety without sharing some statistics: According to OSHA, there are more than 4,700 worker fatalities in the U.S. each year, and nearly three million work-related injuries and illnesses. U.S. employers spend $95...
by Emily Friedman | Jul 3, 2018 | By Industry
Improving worker safety is a mission that never seems to end. Hazards in the workplace are always evolving, as are the gear, tools and methods developed to mitigate risks. Our understanding of safety in the workplace is also evolving: For instance, though it’s hard to...
