Market Insight: The Future Of Connected Safety
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Executive Summary
The last five years have seen corporate digital EHS efforts focus on building data management software infrastructures to support investigations and reporting. Taking a forward-looking view of the EHS function, our recent Verdantix survey indicates the corporate appetite to invest in real-time connectivity throughout safety processes. This report aims to assist corporate buyers in identifying opportunities to include connected safety solutions as they forge their technology roadmaps for the next five years. The study takes a deep dive into the most valuable connected safety business cases, caveating the analysis with a discussion of prominent barriers which connected safety solutions must overcome to see successful widespread adoption. Lastly, Verdantix evaluates the impact connected safety ecosystems can have on achieving key EHS goals over the next decade.
Connected Solutions Provide Employee Visibility Across Expansive Operational Areas
Real-Time Data Pathways Lead To Safety Programme Transformation
Connected Safety Revolutionizes Dynamic Risk Management In High-Risk Industries
Connected Safety Will Revolutionize The Future EHS Function
A Number Of Factors Are Driving Increased Connected Safety Uptake
Connected Solutions Must Overcome Several Hurdles To See Widespread Adoption
Connected Safety Solutions Can Drive Firms’ Long-Term EHS Goals
Figure 1. Prominent Requirements For Potential Connected Safety Buyers
Figure 2. EHS Function Priorities Over The Next Two Years
Figure 3. Value Of Initiatives To Optimize EHS Risk Management
About the Authors
Tom Brown
Senior Consultant, Advisory Services
Tom is a Senior Consultant in the Verdantix Advisory Services practice, where his focus is on delivering client solutions for EHS and sustainability digitization. Tom joined V...
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Bill Pennington
VP Research
Bill is VP Research at Verdantix, where he leads analysis on the evolving and interconnected landscapes of EHS, quality, AI and enterprise risk management. His research helps ...
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