{"id":14651,"date":"2024-03-25T06:00:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T06:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1405020"},"modified":"2024-03-25T06:00:02","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T06:00:02","slug":"this-algorithm-spots-workplace-accidents-before-they-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=14651","title":{"rendered":"This algorithm spots workplace accidents before they happen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In 2021, there were over 3000 fatal and 2.9 million non-fatal accidents in workplaces across the EU. Over a fifth of these, perhaps unsurprisingly, occurred within the construction sector. All of them, in theory, were preventable. <\/span><\/p>\n

Stockholm-based startup Buddywise has built a computer vision algorithm<\/a> that scans a workplace and warns you of potentially dangerous situations. It also sends out emergency alerts in the event of an injury or death. The company says it\u2019s working towards a \u201czero-injury future\u201d.   <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody should be able to return home unharmed after a day\u2019s work, so we can\u2019t accept the status quo,\u201d said Lamin Faye, co-founder and CEO at Buddywise, who previously worked 10 years as VP of safety and digitisation at wind energy giant Vattenfall.  <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/i><\/a>Buddywise team, Lamin Faye centre. Credit: Buddywise<\/span><\/figcaption>