10 Exciting EHS Technologies To Watch In 2022

11 Mar, 2022

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Executive Summary

Adoption of EHS technologies has risen over the past two years, as EHS managers look to new methods to reduce safety hazards, ensure business continuity and increase productivity. The COVID-19 pandemic drove many firms to consider EHS technologies to remediate COVID-derived issues such as social distancing and contact tracing. This report identifies 10 of the most exciting technologies in the EHS space, covering five emerging technologies: video analytics, AI-enabled compliance, digital twins, connected worker platforms, and remote-assisted EHS solutions; and five existing technologies: occupational health software, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) solutions, environmental sensors, EHS software, and contractor management software. EHS executives should use this report to understand the innovation occurring within the EHS market and how these technologies can add value to their organizations.
2022 Will Witness A Radicalization In EHS Technologies 
Five EHS Technologies See Recent Innovation That Can Enhance Existing Use Cases 
Explosion Of Digitization Leads To Five Emerging And Exciting Technologies 


Figure 1. Overview of Existing Technologies  
Figure 2. Overview of Emerging Technologies 

About the Authors

Tamjeed Aziz

Tamjeed Aziz

Analyst

Tamjeed is an EHS (Environment, Health & Safety) Analyst at Verdantix. His current research agenda centres on emerging technologies and solutions. Prior to joining Verdant...

Pritam Kapadia

Pritam Kapadia

Analyst

Pritam is an Analyst in the Verdantix EHS team. Pritam joined the team in 2021 and has experience in research from an industry-partnered project at Lancaster University, along...

Tom Brown

Tom Brown

Senior Consultant, Advisory Services

Tom is a Senior Consultant in the Verdantix Advisory Services practice, where his focus is on delivering client solutions for EHS and sustainability digitization. Tom joined V...

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Chris Sayers

Chris Sayers

Senior Manager

Chris is a Senior Manager at Verdantix. His current research agenda targets enterprise AI integration and adoption, AI market trends and agentic AI. Chris joined Verdantix in ...

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Bill Pennington

Bill Pennington

VP Research

Bill is VP Research at Verdantix, where he leads analysis on the evolving and interconnected landscapes of EHS, quality, AI and enterprise risk management. His research helps ...

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