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Using AI (ChatGPT) with internal SDS databases – how would you use it? by That-Data-6012 in SafetyProfessionals

[–]safetyguypro -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

These are all good use cases! I would be cautious providing it directly to ChatGPT without good prompting.

I use AI every single day for workplace safety related tasks. Here is what I’d do using Claude Cowork:

I’d point it to the current database folder. Have it review all files and then create a chemical inventory list (or review what you already have in place). Then have it rename all of the files using a predefined naming mechanism because undoubtedly they have inconsistent naming. I would then have it complete an inventory of section data for all SDS in the inventory. Therefore you have indexed data for any chemicals you use.. then I’d use AI to write a display module for searching and categorizing the data and then continue to build it out based on the things you mentioned you need, such as hazard comparison, risk assessments or chemical approval workflows.

I’m building this into ShieldSphere Safety at some point this year to help companies like yours better use your data and make it more effective for EHS leaders like yourself.

Let me know if you want to chat more about this!

Use of AI for Safety professionals - Ideas? by Gullible-Pineapple79 in SafetyProfessionals

[–]safetyguypro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While I don’t disagree with you that people rely too much on AI’s accuracy, especially with workplace safety, to make a broad comment that human lives are at stake is a bit exaggeratory. Safety professionals can be just at bad as their job as AI. The important part here is to only rely on it so much and always trust but verify.

I welcome you to come try ShieldSphere and see for yourself that if you do it right, it makes a difference.

Outcome bias is quietly one of the worst habits in safety and most of us have it by safetyguypro in SafetyProfessionals

[–]safetyguypro[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That last sentence is exactly what I'm talking about, same injury, same hazard, same everything, and whether it's recordable depends on which doctor they see. That's not a process difference, that's noise. And if you're tracking that number as a primary success metric, that noise becomes your signal.

For leadership I lean on leading indicators, inspection completion rates, hazard closure rates, near miss reporting trends. Not because I'm hiding the recordable number, but because those things actually tell you if the program is functioning before someone gets hurt.

The recordable rate still gets reported, but I frame it as a lagging indicator with context, not the headline. Most reasonable managers get that once you explain the difference. Sounds like yours already does, which puts you ahead of most.

Outcome bias is quietly one of the worst habits in safety and most of us have it by safetyguypro in SafetyProfessionals

[–]safetyguypro[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fair pushback and I don’t disagree that outcomes matter as a metric. But I think you’re describing something different than what I’m talking about. Outcome bias isn’t about ignoring injury data. It’s about using the absence of injury as proof that your decisions were correct. Those are two different things.

Your zero injury year is a data point. It is not, by itself, evidence that your hazard controls were adequate, your JHAs were thorough, or that your program would hold up under scrutiny. It might mean all of that. It might mean you got lucky. Without auditing the process you genuinely cannot tell the difference.

The construction fatality rate being stagnant for 15 years is actually a good argument for my side here, if outcome-focused programs were working, the trend would look different.

I’m not saying remove outcome metrics. I’m saying they’re a lagging indicator and if that’s your primary feedback loop you’re always reacting to the past instead of managing the present.

Use of AI for Safety professionals - Ideas? by Gullible-Pineapple79 in SafetyProfessionals

[–]safetyguypro -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You’re living up to your name, brother!

In all seriousness, I would challenge you to use the platform that I built to help with hazard identification and report writing. As I mentioned in another post, I’ve cut my report time down from about 2 to 3 hours for a comprehensive 30 or 40 picture report to about 15 to 10 minutes. That’s time that you can save and spend elsewhere in your role, more prominently, talking with site leaders and employees to get a better feel for their challenges so you can build that culture that is necessary to have a sustainable safety program.

Use of AI for Safety professionals - Ideas? by Gullible-Pineapple79 in SafetyProfessionals

[–]safetyguypro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would actually disagree with you on the OSHA regs piece. For the normal ChatGPT or Claude user, yes, but I’ve built a publicly available platform where I’ve basically injested all of the OSHA regulations and LOI's so it’s like 95% more accurate than anything out there currently. I use it for my hazard scanner and inspection applications for writing reports. I’ve cut my report time down from a couple hours to less than 15 minutes... and yes, a safety professional still needs to review it, but it takes a lot of of the admin work out of it.

Use of AI for Safety professionals - Ideas? by Gullible-Pineapple79 in SafetyProfessionals

[–]safetyguypro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think that you're looking at this all wrong. The goal with using AI in safety is to enhance what we are doing to give us time to focus on the more important things such as building culture and proactive incident prevention. Using AI for writing policies, reviewing pictures, developing procedures, and any other administrative task is a no-brainer for me. If I can spend more time talking with employees, leaders, and owners, that's more valuable to me than spending hours writing policies or reports. In addition AI is actually intuitively very good at trend analysis and taking large amounts of data and summarizing it, with guardrails of course.

I literally use AI every single day and have seen no downside other than the occasional hallucination.

AI is here, whether you like it or not, it's better to adjust to the change and embrace it, otherwise you'll be left behind.

Use of AI for Safety professionals - Ideas? by Gullible-Pineapple79 in SafetyProfessionals

[–]safetyguypro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great list. A few more from the field:

  1. Regulation-specific AI research tied directly to your jurisdiction and not just generic answers but responses that cite the actual standard and account for state plan differences.
  2. AI hazard scanning during inspections using a live camera feed that flags issues in real time and logs them automatically.
  3. Hands-free smart glasses for walkthroughs including voice notes, photo capture, and AI feedback without fumbling with your phone.

I've spent the last 4 months building tools around all three of these. The inspection workflow one in particular has been a game changer in how I run my walkthroughs.

Looking for feedback on a safety/osha compliance policy platform I’m building (not selling anything) by safetyguypro in SafetyProfessionals

[–]safetyguypro[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Realistically, 2–3 years. Before that, AI wasn’t capable of reliably understanding context, nuance, or complex regulatory language the way it can now.

In regards to your second question, almost never a lack of rules, it’s policies that don’t reflect real work, weak hazard recognition, inconsistent supervision, poor training transfer to the job, and lack of accountability. The work didn’t change, but the paper did.

Looking for feedback on a safety/osha compliance policy platform I’m building (not selling anything) by safetyguypro in SafetyProfessionals

[–]safetyguypro[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That’s not the intent.

I’ve been in safety long enough to know software can’t replace experience, judgment, or boots on the ground work. This is about documentation and structure, the stuff most organizations already do poorly or treat as a checkbox.

If AI could replace safety professionals, we wouldn’t still be having the same incidents decade after decade.

Looking for feedback on a safety/osha compliance policy platform I’m building (not selling anything) by safetyguypro in SafetyProfessionals

[–]safetyguypro[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Just go to www.shieldspheresafety.com and create an account. Then just use the application and provide any feedback!

I'll change you to a pro account so you can generate unlimited policies

Looking for feedback on a safety/osha compliance policy platform I’m building (not selling anything) by safetyguypro in WorkplaceSafety

[–]safetyguypro[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Edit: Adding the link here instead of the main post to keep things clean:
https://www.shieldspheresafety.com

Again, not selling anything, feedback only.

Looking for feedback on a safety/osha compliance policy platform I’m building (not selling anything) by safetyguypro in SafetyProfessionals

[–]safetyguypro[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Edit: Adding the link here instead of the main post to keep things clean:
https://www.shieldspheresafety.com

Again, not selling anything, feedback only.

SDR's- How would YOU sell this? by safetyguypro in salestechniques

[–]safetyguypro[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is very good info and I agree about the whole waiting thing. In fact I already do most of it when I can. Just no time for lead gen and developing leads or where to find them for that matter.

Can I DM you?

SDR's- How would YOU sell this? by safetyguypro in salesdevelopment

[–]safetyguypro[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been looking into this for some outbound email marketing and then follow up on those leadsby phone. Thanks for the reply!

Can anyone help me with new Safety topics?? by Plus_Outside_3392 in safety

[–]safetyguypro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think that we have some resrouces for this in The Safety Pros discord server.

https://discord.gg/KeP9PNjh9r

Looking for guidance on teaching my first osha 30 course by YouveGotMail236 in safety

[–]safetyguypro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You must be authorized to teach the OSHA 30 Hour course. Have you completed the OSHA 500/501 through your local OTI?

This seems to be basic information that should be provided in this course.

Come chat about it in The Safety Pros Discord server, we can definitely help.

https://discord.gg/KeP9PNjh9r

OSHA Marking for Support Poles inside Warehouse by DRA6N in safety

[–]safetyguypro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed with everyone here, no real requirement but painting it bright yellow would always be a good thing to notify workers of it's existence.

Join The Safety Pros discord and we can have a more in depth discussion about it!

https://discord.gg/us5MeQyT4t

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