EHS on Tap E267: How Agentic AI Can Fill in Safety Gaps
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Sep 23, 2025 R. Mukund, CEO of Benchmark Gensuite, discusses the transformative role of agentic AI in enhancing worker safety and equity. He explains how this technology serves as digital coworkers, streamlining hazard detection and risk synthesis. Mukund shares innovative use cases for chemical safety and underrepresented workers, emphasizing the potential to reduce expertise gaps. He highlights the importance of human oversight in AI applications and predicts a future where AI is seamlessly integrated into safety practices, empowering professionals to focus on impactful solutions.
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Agentic AI As A Digital Coworker
- Agentic AI creates a digital coworker that partners with humans to interpret data, adapt to context, and guide actions in real time.
- It keeps humans in the loop while moving beyond single-request transactions to continuous collaboration.
Scale Data Into Prioritized Safety Actions
- Agentic AI can synthesize large volumes of hazard and near-miss reports to surface prioritized, location-specific safety actions.
- This lets safety teams focus on fixing the highest-impact issues instead of attempting impractical, blanket fixes.
Deploy Specialized Safety Agents
- Use specialized agents (permit, chemical safety) to encode technical knowledge and extend capacity where experts are scarce.
- Deploy agents to monitor compliance and chemical risks so you don't wait years to hire and train specialists.