Advanced Safety Analytics Presentation at Utility Analytics Week
You won't want to miss a compelling demonstration of a predictive safety application, to be presented at the upcoming Utility Analytics Week in San Diego on October 19th. SoCalGas will present a coaching tool, based on machine learning, to support field supervisors in their discussions with employees to drive safely. Under our collaborative engagement model, data scientists and data engineers…
New Books from Tom Davenport
Tom Davenport, First Analytics chairman and noted author and expert on analytics is releasing two books this month, September, 2022. Working with AI: Real Stories of Human-Machine Collaboration explores worker-AI collaboration in real world settings. By offering detailed, real-world case studies of AI-augmented jobs in settings that range from finance to the factory floor, Tom and coauthor Steven Miller show…
First Analytics-Supported Opioid Addiction Study Receives FDA Fast Track Breakthrough Designation
The opioid epidemic has taken a toll, as shown by this infographic produced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The misuse of opioids was declared a public health emergency in 2017. In 2020 a research team studying a new novel treatment approached First Analytics for statistical analysis support. They had initial funding from the National Institute of…
First Analytics a Collaborator in the Global Burden of Animal Diseases Program
First Analytics recently joined the Global Burden of Animal Diseases Program as a collaborator. Also known as GBADs, the program was launched in 2018, sponsored by the University of Liverpool. Supporting organizations include the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation, other public and private institutions, and universities. GBADs' mission is "measure to improve" animal health at a local, national, and global…
First Analytics at the Community of Human and Organizational Learning Annual Conference
We will be presenting at the 2022 Community of Human and Organizational Learning 28th Annual Conference. Our session is entitled, “Predictive Analytics for Safety.” The conference will be held June 14-16, 2022 at Cheyenne Mountain Resort in Colorado Springs, CO. The presentation is similar to those we have given in other conferences and webinars. This abstract for the session describes…
Webinar: Add Predictive Analytics to Your Safety Management System
Join us for a webinar sponsored by the Community of Human and Organizational Learning. The topic is Add Predictive Analytics to Your Safety Management System. It will occur on Thursday, February 24, 2022, from 10:30 ET to 12:00ET. Here is a description of the session: Nearly all our safety data collection and reporting systems are backward-looking: incident reports; dashboards; compliance…