Tech and the Worker Experience
Article from MHI Solutions Magazine
When Americold decided to enhance safety at its cold storage distribution center in central California in 2020, it partnered with Voxel Labs, Inc., a startup that uses artificial intelligence-powered video analytics to turn existing security cameras into a real-time hazard alert and notification system.
The results were astounding. Injuries plummeted 77% and lost-time days shrank from 288 to zero. The facility went from dead last in the company to top 10 in safety. Slashing injury-related costs freed up cash for pallet jacks, forklifts, racking systems and other upgrades that had been promised for decades.
Brian Benson, the general manager who was brought in to oversee safety improvements at the Americold DC and worked with Voxel to implement the cutting-edge technology, was impressed. So much, in fact, that he joined the company in 2022 as director of operations…
