The tech that could shape the future of workplace safety

NCCI also found that once a company starts going down the path of tech-powered safety programs they are more likely to adopt future technologies, subject to cost implications. Credit: aicandy/Adobe Stock

While artificial intelligence, wearable tech and exoskeletons are not yet commonplace at every worksite, it is a very real possibility that these technologies, and a host of other emerging ones, will play critical roles in the future of work safety and workers’ compensation.

To find out what technologies are making a difference, or showing the potential to do so, the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) surveyed workers’ comp carriers and discovered a range of advanced safety technologies at various stages of implementation.