VelocityEHS Earns 5 AI Patents and Publishes in Nature
14 Mayo 2024 - 6:56AM
VelocityEHS®, the global leader in enterprise EHS & ESG
software solutions, has recently been awarded five patents by the
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its pioneering use of
artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to help
prevent workplace injuries and incidents. The company also
published two scientific papers detailing its innovations in the
prestigious journal Nature.
Innovations covered in this latest round of patents will help
EHS professionals reduce musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and
chemical risks and strengthen incident prevention. The new AI/ML
capabilities empower companies to advance their EHS activities
along the EHS maturity curve, which moves from reactive ->
preventative -> proactive -> predictive, with increasing
efficiency and effectiveness.
"While patents and peer recognition are gratifying, our AI
team's driving force is the chance to protect workers and save
lives," said Dr. Julia Penfield, VP of Research & Machine
Learning at VelocityEHS. "Most of these innovations are
commercialized already or launching soon. Collectively, they have
the potential to significantly reduce injuries, lost productivity
and related costs for our customers."
Papers Published in Nature
Nature published its first VelocityEHS paper, titled A Machine
Learning driven automated system for safety data sheet indexing, in
February. Authored by Aatish Suman, Misbah Khan, Veeru Talreja,
Julia Penfield, & Stephanie Crowell, it covers the automation
of indexing chemical information from SDSs using ML and natural
language processing (NLP), as detailed in recent patents.
A second Velocity paper was published by Nature in April, titled
Automatic identification of incidents involving potential serious
injuries and fatalities (PSIF). Authored by Pulkit Parikh, Julia
Penfield & Marc Juaire, the paper proposes the first ML system
for automating the critical task of PSIF identification from
incident data to enable better risk assessment and prevention of
serious workplace incidents.
“Our team’s pace of innovation is accelerating thanks to the
scale of our investment into AI and close collaboration with
customers and Velocity’s team of certified EHS experts,” said Matt
Airhart, CEO of VelocityEHS. “On the customer front, we are
grateful for the quality of our research partners and humbled by
their trust in us and our R&D team. This work doesn’t happen
without them.”
Patent Awards
Velocity was awarded three patents on the ergonomics side,
including two for new methods of delivering root-cause analysis and
controls, and one with the use of natural language processing. A
third patent was for the use of computer vision to determine force
exertions as part of an ergonomics risk assessment, which can be
done simply by uploading a video taken with mobile device of a
worker performing a task.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in the U.S. alone,
work-related MSDs account for one-third of non-fatal occupational
injuries.
Two more patents were awarded for Velocity’s groundbreaking
method of indexing and extracting information from digital records.
Applicable against a wide range of EHS problems, these innovations
enable users to harvest key data that would be too time-consuming
and costly for organizations to collect manually, such as the
indexing and extraction of chemical ingredient information from
safety data sheets (SDSs).
A key benefit of indexing with AI is scalability, which is
required for driving maturity and performance in programs that
depend on SDS content, such as green chemistry and industrial
hygiene qualitative exposure assessments.
For more information about VelocityEHS and its award-winning
software including solutions for Safety, Ergonomics, Chemical
Management, and Control of Work, visit www.EHS.com.
About VelocityEHS
Relied on by more than 10 million users worldwide to drive
operational excellence and achieve outstanding outcomes,
VelocityEHS is the global leader in true SaaS enterprise EHS &
ESG technology. The VelocityEHS Accelerate® Platform is the
definitive gold standard, delivering best-in-class software
solutions for managing:
- ESG
- Safety
- Ergonomics
- Control of Work
- Chemical Management
- Operational Risk
- Environmental Compliance
The VelocityEHS team includes unparalleled industry expertise,
with more certified experts in health, safety, industrial hygiene,
ergonomics, sustainability, the environment, AI, and machine
learning than any other EHS software provider. Recognized by the
EHS industry’s top independent analysts as a Leader in the
Verdantix 2023 Green Quadrant Analysis, VelocityEHS is committed to
industry thought leadership and to accelerating the pace of
innovation through its software solutions and vision. Its privacy
and security protocols, which include SOC2 Type II attestation, are
among the most stringent in the industry.
VelocityEHS is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with
locations in Ann Arbor, Michigan; Tampa, Florida; Oakville,
Ontario; London, England; Perth, Western Australia; and Cork,
Ireland. For more information, visit www.EHS.com.
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