IN TODAY’S modern workplaces, where productivity and innovation drive success, there looms an issue that often goes unnoticed until it strikes close to home – the human cost of workplace injuries. Behind the numbers and statistics are real people whose lives can be forever changed, not to mention the significant financial burdens placed on families and organisations.

As we embrace the dawn of Industry 5.0, the synergy of artificial intelligence (AI) and its interconnected technologies, including the Internet of Things and Big Data analytics, will serve as an indispensable catalyst for enhancing organisational productivity, efficiency and precision. In this transformative landscape, it is paramount to explore how AI can emerge as a beacon of hope, not only streamlining operations but also yielding life-saving impacts and substantial cost savings.

Every year, countless workers around the world suffer injuries on the job. In Singapore alone, there were 46 fatal workplace injuries in 2022, with 80 per cent of them occurring in traditionally high-risk industries such as construction, manufacturing, and transportation and storage.