Tech Roadmap For EHS Technologies
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Executive Summary
This Tech Roadmap report clarifies the business value, pace of innovation and maturity of 19 Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) technologies. Verdantix conducted a fact-based assessment of the maturity, investment case, future prospects and business value of each solution. EHS managers responsible for selecting technologies to support processes, systems and objectives should use this report to identify the technologies which can add value to their operations. This Tech Roadmap report covers software, personal protective equipment and digital devices. Technology categories covered include exoskeletons, augmented reality visors, hazcom beacons, voice recognition software, virtual reality safety training, wearable sensors, business intelligence tools, physical condition monitors, mapping drones, inspection drones, mobile EHS apps, EHS software platforms, online safety data sheet tools, air calculation engines, process historians, online EHS regulatory content and continuous emissions monitoring systems (CEMS).Introducing Tech Roadmap Analysis
Key Questions Answered By Tech Roadmap Analysis
Tech Roadmap Analysis Aligns Investments With Regulatory Compliance, Safety and Risk
Tech Roadmap for EHS Technologies
Defining the Market for EHS Technologies
Methodology Overview
Five Market Phases Segment Solution Maturity
Three Solution Life Cycles Differentiate Business Value
Solution Adoption And Success Influence Positioning
Pace of Innovation Determines Time to Next Phase in the Life Cycle
Investment Decisions: How To Use Tech Roadmap Analysis
Portfolio Management: How To Use Tech Roadmap Analysis
Phase 1. Research and Development
1.1 Active Exoskeletons
Phase 2. Launch
2.1 Augmented Reality (AR) Visors
2.2 Passive Exoskeletons
2.3 Hazcom Beacons
2.4 Voice Recognition Software
2.5 Virtual Reality (VR) Safety Training
2.6 Wearable Sensors
2.7 Predictive Analytics
2.8 Wearable Physical Condition Monitors
2.9 Mapping Drones
Phase 3. Growth
3.1 Inspection Drones
3.2 Mobile EHS Apps
3.3 EHS Software Platforms
3.4 Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
Phase 4. Maturity
4.1 Air Calculation Engines
4.2 Process Historians
4.3 Online EHS Regulatory Content
4.4 Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS)
4.5 Excel for EHS Data Management
Phase 5. Decline
No Technology Identified
About the Author
Malavika Tohani
Research Director
Malavika is a Research Director at Verdantix, guiding research that explores how digital technologies and services are reshaping industrial operations to become safer, more ef...
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