Engaging the Frontline with Mobile Technology to Foster a Safety Partnership
Note: Scott is also on Panel Discussion: Next Gen Technology
Safety technology has significantly progressed in recent years, moving from desktop solutions to frontline applications. Mobile technology now plays a pivotal role in ensuring workforces remain efficient and actively engaged in an organization’s safety processes. These applications enable real-time engagement, communication, bi-directional data exchange, and learning, whether workers are together, dispersed across different job sites, or working remotely.
This presentation will explore the evolution of safety culture and how technology can address program challenges. We will examine the characteristics of the ‘next-generation worker’ and how mobile technology is essential for securing their engagement. Attendees will learn from successful case studies where mobile applications have leveraged better workplace safety and a compliant work environment. Furthermore, we will explore how to begin a mobile technology journey and understand the practical steps.
There is much to discover about how integrating mobile technologies into your safety strategy can create a more connected, proactive workforce. This session promises to equip the attendees with the knowledge and tools to leverage mobile technology and understand its return on investment effectively.
Scott Gaddis leads thought leadership and is Vice President and Global Practice Leader of Safety and Health for Intelex Technologies in Toronto, Canada. Scott leads the building of partnerships with key clients and other top influencers in EHS. Before joining Intelex, Scott was Vice President of Global Environment, Health, Safety, and Sustainability for Coveris High-Performance Packaging Company in Chicago, Illinois. He also spent five years as Executive Director of Global EHS for Bristol-Myers Squibb, eighteen years with the Kimberly-Clark Corporation in various senior EHS leadership roles and ending as the Global Director of Occupational Safety and Health. Scott started his career with the GE company, spending five years as EHS Director in the Motors Division.
Mr. Gaddis has been published in various EHS trade journals and has lectured at National and International EHS conferences. He recently authored and published the book “From Participation to Partnership—A Journey to Safety at the Frontline.” Scott is a Special Government Employee supporting the Department of Labor and has received numerous awards, including VPPA Mentor of the Year and others recognizing his leadership in EHS. Scott is an Occupational Safety and Health graduate from Murray State University in Murray, Ky.
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