MākuSafe® News Archive

Tom West to Speak at Multi-Chapter ASSP Event

May 12, 2022
MākuSafe will be exhibiting and speaking at the upcoming multi-chapter ASSP Professional Development Conference on Friday, May 13th in Johnston, IA at the Corteva Carter Center. The Hawkeye Chapter of ASSP is teaming up with the Northeast Iowa Chapter, the Quad Cities Chapter, and the Great

Meet MākuSafe at the Iowa-Illinois Safety Council’s Annual Professional Development Conference and Expo

May 3, 2022
Iowa-Illinois Safety Council’s Annual Professional Development Conference and Expo (PDC) will take place May 5-6 in Dubuque, IA at the Grand River Center. The conference brings together EHS professionals from Iowa, Illinois and across the country for technical sessions, keynotes, breakout sessions, awards and the chance

MākuSafe Exhibiting at Minnesota Safety & Health Conference

April 26, 2022
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

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

April 5, 2022
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

MākuSafe at Southeastern Leadership Conference on Safety, Health + Sustainability

March 25, 2022
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

MākuSafe CTO, Mark Frederick to Speak at Iowa Technology Summit

March 17, 2022
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

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

March 15, 2022
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

MākuSafe Presenting at GEAPS Exchange 2022

March 9, 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

MākuSafe Workforce Wearables in Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing Magazine

February 22, 2022
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

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

February 9, 2022
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

MākuSafe at 2022 Kirkwood Safety Conference

February 2, 2022
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

Tom West Speaking at 2022 Indiana Safety & Health Conference

February 2, 2022
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

Gabriel Glynn Named ACORD Top InsurTech Leader

January 26, 2022
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

Data-Driven Worker Safety Improvement at Toms Quality Millwork

January 4, 2022
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

MākuSafe in Mug News Article

December 29, 2021
MākuSafe’s Founder and wearable technology was recently featured in an article by Donald Rashid on Mug.News. MākuSafe Wearable Technology Builds Workplace Safety From West Des Moines, Iowa. By Donald Rashid Published December 21, 2021 MākuSafe co-founder and CEO Gabriel Glynn and his company created

Plant Engineering Webcast Features MākuSafe

December 16, 2021
MākuSafe was recently invited to join a two-part webcast presentation series for Plant Engineering; “Best practices sanitation and safety in food and other industries.” The webcast presentation, delivered by MākuSafe’s VP of Marketing, Tom West, looks at how workforce wearable technologies offer a

MākuSafe Selected for UKG Connections Event

December 13, 2021
MākuSafe will be attending in-person and exhibiting at the premiere, annual customer conference UKG Connections event in Las Vegas on December 13-16. UKG Connections is UKG’s (Ultimate Kronos Group) largest in-person event and offers world-class keynote speakers, a partner and product exhibit hall, breakout sessions, hands-on

MākuSafe Launches Motion Explorer Aimed At Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) and Repetitive Motion Injuries

November 15, 2021
MākuSafe announced the launch of a game-changing new feature in its EHS analytics software today. The new feature, Motion Explorer, will provide safety professionals, ergonomists, and risk managers with the data they need to uncover potential hazardous motion issues among workers before

MākuSafe Wins Prometheus Award!

November 15, 2021
During a ceremony at Community Choice Convention Center on November 4th, 2021 MākuSafe was honored with the Prometheus Award for Insurtech & Fintech Company of the Year! The win was particularly poignant for MākuSafe, as the tech startup has been a finalist for the award

MākuSafe at 2021 Manufacturing & Technology Show in Cleveland

November 3, 2021
MākuSafe will join manufacturing leaders and executives in-person at the Manufacturing and Technology Show in Cleveland, OH on November 9-11 as an exhibitor. The show is focused on bringing together leaders in manufacturing to improve operational efficiency, quality and adapt and thrive to constant change in

GuideWire Launches Insurtech Vanguards Program; MākuSafe In Inaugural Group

October 20, 2021
SAN MATEO, Calif., October 19, 2021Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE: GWRE) today announced the launch of Insurtech Vanguards, its new program dedicated to identifying and highlighting the hottest insurtech companies of interest to the P&C industry. Guidewire is already active in the insurtech community as an investor and through its PartnerConnect

MākuSafe Honored with Business Insurance Innovation Award

October 18, 2021
MākuSafe was honored as one of twelve companies receiving the 2021 Innovation Award from Business Insurance. The awards program, which is in its 12th year, recognizes innovation in products and services provided to professional risk managers. The award ceremony featured an acceptance speech from MākuSafe’s CEO

National Safety Council’s Safety Congress & Expo Takeaways

October 18, 2021
The National Safety Council’s Safety Congress and Expo, the world’s largest annual safety, health, and environmental event took place this week and MākuSafe’s Brett Burkhart was there to learn, network and share. He shared some of his insights and key takeaways from sessions and conversations throughout

MākuSafe CEO/Co-Founder Will Join Red Bull Basement Event

October 12, 2021
Gabriel Glynn, MākuSafe CEO and Co-Founder will join the Red Bull Basement for Industry and Agriculture virtual innovators panel on October 13th from 5:00 – 6:40 pm CDT. The Red Bull Basement program empowers students to use technology to drive positive change in several different sectors;

MākuSafe Finalist for 2021 Prometheus Award

October 7, 2021
MākuSafe is a finalist for the Technology Association of Iowa’s 2021 Prometheus Awards! We are a finalist in the Fintech & Insurtech Company of the Year category alongside some truly incredible companies, including; BrokerTech Ventures,