EHSQ Blog

October 31, 2025

This article covers Glartek's presence at the HSE360 Summit in Berlin, where the team engaged with European HSE professionals and unveiled Gil, an AI agent integrated into the EHS platform that dramatically reduces the time required to complete complex risk assessments in industrial environments.

October 31, 2025

An account of two days at EHS Congress London 2025, where Glartek engaged with Europe's leading EHS professionals and unveiled a significant platform update: an AI-powered document validation feature that automates cross-referencing of permits, procedures, and compliance documents to accelerate safety workflows.

October 27, 2025

A look at how digitizing EHS processes can deliver measurable results across four dimensions: fewer incidents, lower insurance costs, improved productivity, and stronger corporate reputation.

October 22, 2025

An overview of how a digital EHS Connected Worker platform maps to the core requirements of ISO 45001, covering four key clauses — risk planning, leadership and worker participation, competence management, and performance evaluation — and how digitizing each area supports a more proactive occupational health and safety management system.

October 17, 2025

Explores how industrial organizations can translate the requirements of ISO 14001 into structured digital workflows, covering areas such as the PDCA cycle, non-conformity management, environmental impact tracking, and mobile-first training to support both compliance and broader sustainability goals.

September 17, 2025

An account of Glartek's participation at Gastech Milan 2025, highlighting how the team demonstrated three AI-driven capabilities — automated incident investigation, contextual data access, and instant reporting — to an audience of over 7,000 energy professionals gathered in Milan.

May 15, 2025

Explains how AI addresses one of the main barriers to Connected Worker adoption — the time-consuming digitization of paper-based processes — and details the specific AI-powered features that improve safety compliance, predictive maintenance, real-time guidance, and cross-language collaboration on the shop floor.

March 28, 2025

An overview of the role Augmented & Connected Worker solutions play in shaping Industry 5.0, explaining how real-time digital tools, AI-driven insights, and seamless collaboration empower frontline workers rather than replace them, while improving safety, efficiency, and environmental responsibility.

January 28, 2025

A look at why Industry 4.0, despite its efficiency gains, fell short in certain areas, and how Industry 5.0 builds upon it by placing workers back at the center of industrial operations, fostering human-machine collaboration and aligning production with broader social and environmental goals.

July 4, 2024

How Connected Worker platforms are transforming the way Standard Operating Procedures and work instructions are created, managed, and executed in industrial environments — from paper-based documents to instant, real-time digital guidance accessible on any device.

March 22, 2024

An overview of Glartek 2.0 and the strategic reasoning behind its development, covering five key areas of improvement — usability, collaboration, cutting-edge technology, and skills management — and how they address the evolving needs of directors, managers, and frontline workers in industrial environments.

March 4, 2024

Introduce what operator rounds are, why they are conducted across industries such as automotive, pharmaceuticals, and food processing, and how a digital platform can standardize the process, reduce data errors, improve training, and enable real-time monitoring and analysis.

February 8, 2024

Focus on what HACCP is, why it is fundamental to food safety and regulatory compliance across the food industry, and how transitioning from paper-based records to a digital platform strengthens the control of critical points, worker guidance, and real-time data analysis.

November 28, 2023

A look at self-inspections as a strategic practice for quality and safety assurance in manufacturing, covering why reactive measures are no longer sufficient and how transitioning from paper to digital transforms the procedure into a more standardized, traceable, and efficient process.

October 18, 2023

This article explains the role of Personal Protective Equipment inspections in industrial safety routines, the main challenges of managing them through paper-based records, and how a digital platform enables step-by-step guided checklists, scored evaluations, and instant communication of findings.

September 14, 2023

A look at the Gemba Walk methodology as a hands-on tool for process observation and improvement in manufacturing, covering its key benefits — from quality control to safety assessment — and how digitization addresses the main challenges of paper-based records and limited real-time analytics.

August 16, 2023

An overview of Safety Prevention Observations as a proactive hazard identification procedure in manufacturing, covering its purpose, frequency, key benefits, and how digitizing it enables real-time monitoring, standardized checklists, and faster reporting of safety concerns.

June 20, 2023

A look at the Layered Process Audit methodology used to monitor process compliance and prevent quality deviations, including the key challenges of manual implementation and a practical guide on migrating LPA checklists to a digital, multi-level workflow.

April 26, 2023

A look at why 4M Analysis is a key continuous improvement tool in manufacturing, the limitations of paper-based execution in complex and changing environments, and how a digital approach can make the process faster, more guided, and less prone to error.

April 6, 2023

This article explains what incident reporting is, why every event must be documented regardless of severity, and how digital tools can replace paper forms to make the process faster, more accurate, and accessible directly from the shop floor.

February 27, 2023

This article explains the value of a preventive over a reactive maintenance approach, and walks through how industrial teams can migrate paper maintenance procedures to a digital platform that supports real-time monitoring, guided execution, and data collection.

February 10, 2023

An overview of data-driven decision-making in industrial environments, explaining what Power BI is, how it connects to Connected Worker platforms, and what types of operational insights can be extracted when both tools are used together.

January 24, 2023

A look at the 5S audit process as a tool for continuous improvement on the shop floor, covering the limitations of paper-based approaches and the steps involved in transitioning to digital and AR-enhanced checklists.

January 20, 2023

An overview of the main use cases for technical assistance in manufacturing, the challenges of on-site and conventional remote support, and how augmented reality-based tools enable experts to guide frontline workers more effectively from a distance.

December 20, 2022

An overview of cybersecurity considerations for industrial companies adopting SaaS solutions, comparing cloud-based and on-premise models and outlining six practical steps organizations can take to mitigate digital risks.

October 26, 2022

A look at the current state of workforce training in industry, covering why existing methods are costly and time-consuming, and how the shift toward Industry 4.0 is creating the need for a new approach to knowledge transfer and skills development.

June 28, 2022

A breakdown of the 4M Analysis procedure used in manufacturing for root cause identification, and how its digitization enables front-line workers and managers to access, record, and analyze information more efficiently.

April 6, 2022

A look at how front-line workers conduct safety rounds in industrial plants and the role that digitization plays in standardizing execution, reducing training time, and enabling managers to track results in real time.