Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features the National Safety Council MSD Solutions Lab’s announcement of the launch of its first Safety Innovation Challenge in collaboration with Safetytech Accelerator and spotlighting six technology firms as they presented new MSD solutions.
Safetytech Accelerator sourced over 100 technology companies with MSD solutions ranging from vision analytics to collaborative robots, wearables and exoskeletons, and, along with NSC, selected six finalists for the Safety Innovation Challenge. Each finalist presented a unique approach to detecting, moving and transporting objects more safely in industrial workplaces, and several of the technology solutions will have the opportunity to be piloted by the nation’s leading employers.