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MākuSafe Exhibiting at Minnesota Safety & Health Conference

MākuSafe’s team will exhibit at the upcoming 2022 Minnesota Safety and Health Conference on May 3 and 4 at Mystic Lake Center in Prior Lake, MN. The event will include Professional Development Courses, educational sessions, networking and two exhibit halls with over 125 exhibitors. MākuSafe’s exhibit will feature the

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Meet us at NSC’s Campbell Institute Symposium & Work to Zero Summit & Expo

MākuSafe will be moderating a panel discussion and exhibiting at the 2022 Campbell Institute and Work to Zero Summit & Expo on April 11-14. The back to back events bring together thought leaders from all over the world for an open exchange of forward-looking ideas and best practices in worker

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MākuSafe at Southeastern Leadership Conference on Safety, Health + Sustainability

MākuSafe will exhibit at the 2nd Annual Southeastern Leadership Conference on Safety, Health + Sustainability in Orlando on March 30 – April 1. The event will bring together safety, health, and sustainability leaders from Florida and the Southeast. Attendees will gain valuable expertise and knowledge as well as have

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MākuSafe CTO, Mark Frederick to Speak at Iowa Technology Summit

MākuSafe’s CTO and Co-Founder, Mark Frederick will speak at the 2022 Iowa Technology Summit on April 12, 2022 in Des Moines, IA. The Summit will be held at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center and will feature Cybersecurity, Industry 4.0, Leadership, and Technology Innovation

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PRESS RELEASE: MākuSafe Releases Remote Worker Capability To Gather Real Time Safety Data Outside Of Fixed Workplaces

March 15, 2022 West Des Moines, IA – Nearly 200,000 U.S. workers in transportation, warehousing, construction and agriculture suffered from injuries resulting in days lost from work in 2020. MākuSafe has just announced a new capability that will help remote workers, in industries such as these and others, reduce

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MākuSafe Presenting at GEAPS Exchange 2022

MākuSafe’s Brett Burkhart, COSS will speak at the Idea Exchange at the upcoming GEAPS Exchange in Kansas City, Mo on March 26-29. The team will also be exhibiting at the conference in booth #2901. Scroll to the bottom for a discount code if you are interested

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MākuSafe Workforce Wearables in Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing Magazine

Our workforce wearable safety technology was recently highlighted in Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing Magazine’s Product Innovations section. The publication covers topics in the industry ranging from injection molding, extrusion, molds and tools and blow molding to additive manufacturing, thermoforming, recycling and manufacturing. The highlight

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MākuSafe Webinar for Iowa Sustainable Business Forum on Feb. 16th

MākuSafe’s Tom West and CIRAS‘s Chris Hill will present a webinar on industrial wearable safety tech for members of the Iowa Sustainable Business Forum on February 16th. Details of the webinar are listed below. Visit https://iowasbf.org/ for

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MākuSafe at 2022 Kirkwood Safety Conference

MākuSafe’s Tom West will speak at the 2022 Kirkwood Safety Conference February 22, 2022 at The Hotel at Kirkwood Center. The presentation, “How Wearable Tech Creates Safety ROI,” will share how wearable safety technology, machine learning, AI and cloud computing are helping safety leaders gain valuable insight into understanding workplace

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Tom West Speaking at 2022 Indiana Safety & Health Conference

MākuSafe’s Tom West, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, COSS will be speaking at the 2022 Indiana Safety and Health Conference next month. Come see his session, “How Workforce Wearable Technology is Reducing Incidents and Claims, While Benefiting Productivity and Management Effectiveness” on March 1, 2022 at 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM. In this safety

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Gabriel Glynn Named ACORD Top InsurTech Leader

MākuSafe’s Founder and CEO has been recognized again as one of the top ten insurtech leaders by ACORD in conjunction with Alchemy Crew. Every year, ACORD evaluates vision, execution, and outcomes to identify the Top Ten Leaders with the greatest current and future ability to change the

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Data-Driven Worker Safety Improvement at Toms Quality Millwork

Background: This case study highlights the use of MakuSafe wearable technology at Toms Quality Millwork, a major hardwood manufacturer, to improve workplace ergonomics and reduce worker injuries. A team of undergraduate industrial engineering students from the University of Wisconsin-Madison collaborated with TQM to analyze data collected from MakuSafe devices worn