Category Archives: Machine Learning

Harnessing the Process Digital Twin: Building Live Operating Models for Foresight, Control, and Safer Work

Most organizations are still managing safety and operational risk by looking in the rearview mirror. A Process Digital Twin gives leaders a way to see risk forming early enough to act.

In our new article, “Harnessing the Process Digital Twin: Building Live Operating Models for Foresight, Control, and Safer Work,” Emmanuel Winful, CSP, MPH, MS and I explore how digital twins can move from concept to practical operational control.

Emmanuel was a great collaborator on this work and brought strong technical depth to the discussion.

The article covers where to start, what data matters, how to avoid false confidence, and why validation, MOC, cybersecurity, and governance cannot be afterthoughts.

The future of safety will not be built on better dashboards alone. Continue reading

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Cyber-Physical Risk in the Age of AI: How Safety Professionals Help Directors Make Better Operational Technology Investment Decisions – Part 4

As the final article in this four-part series, Fay Feeney and I bring the conversation into the boardroom. Operational technology is no longer just an engineering concern—it is a governance test. As AI-enabled assets reshape industrial operations, directors are approving new risk profiles, resilience assumptions, and value-creation models. Continue reading

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Seeing Risk Before It Hurts: An Example of How Predictive Analytics Are Redefining Safety

Most safety systems are designed to explain injuries after they happen—not to prevent them while risk is forming. What if EHS leaders could see danger emerging in real time, understand why it’s happening, and intervene before someone gets hurt? This article outlines a bold predictive safety concept that uses AI, computer vision, and causal analytics to challenge traditional thinking about leading indicators and redefine what proactive risk management in manufacturing could look like. Continue reading

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Harnessing AI to Revolutionize EHS Management: A Vision for the Future

“The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into business processes has created a paradigm shift in how organizations approach decision-making, efficiency, and now, employee safety. In the realm of Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) performance, AI’s potential is especially transformative, due … Continue reading

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Is EHS Verging on Disruption?

If you’re in EHS Cop mode your job is about to be disrupted!  A convergence of technologies is occurring that will have a profound impact on the future of our workplaces as EHS professionals and employees.  Today I want to focus on several … Continue reading

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