Tue, 6/2: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT
Education Sessions
Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Convention Center
Room: 291
CM Credit Hours: 1
Artificial intelligence (AI) is quickly moving from novelty to necessity in occupational and environmental health and safety (OEHS). Yet, while interest is high, many organizations face pilot fatigue, unclear use cases, and governance gaps.
This session will equip OEHS professionals with a clear, practice-oriented framework for applying AI responsibly to prevention, learning, and execution challenges. Drawing on real-world insights from the What Works Institute's AI in EHS Learning Community, the session will highlight five "starter tactics" already in use-prompting with EHS context, task chunking, micro-datasets, retrieval chatbots, and resource automation. Each tactic will be paired with minimum guardrails, a practical KPI, and a 30–60-day action step.
The session will also introduce an AI maturity model tailored to EHS, helping professionals benchmark their current state and identify credible next moves. Discussion will emphasize embedding governance into workflows, not just policy, addressing data quality, human-in-the-loop validation, and worker trust. Attendees will leave with concrete strategies to start, scale, and sustain AI-enabled safety improvements while respecting ethical boundaries.
Upon completion, the participant will be able to:
• Identify five practical, governed AI tactics currently used in EHS practice.
• Apply minimum guardrails to ensure safe, reproducible AI pilots.
• Evaluate their organization's AI maturity using a tiered self-assessment model.
• Develop one measurable, 30–60-day action step to responsibly integrate AI into an EHS workflow.
• Select relevant metrics to track AI's impact on prevention and worker trust.
Content Level
Intermediate
Core Competencies
Risk Communication
Risk Management
Safety
Keywords
OHS Management systems, auditing, and compliance
Risk assessment and management
Safety
Session Availability
In-person
OnDemand
Virtual
Targeted Audience
Professional
Transfer of Knowledge
Case Studies
Live Polling
Problem Solving /Practice Exercises
Small Group Discussion