VelocityEHS, a global leader in environmental, health, and safety (EHS) solutions, has launched AI PSIF Insights, a new artificial intelligence feature designed to detect potential serious injuries and fatalities (PSIFs) before they occur. Integrated into the company’s award-winning Incident Management solution on the VelocityEHS Accelerate® Platform, the tool uses machine learning to identify high-risk signals hidden in “near miss” and minor incident reports.
“EHS professionals have a professional and ethical responsibility to use AI and machine learning to reduce the risk of serious injuries and fatalities,” said Dr. Julia Penfield, Vice President of Research & Machine Learning at VelocityEHS. “AI PSIF Insights is built to put advanced risk detection into the hands of safety teams, regardless of their size or digital maturity. It helps them identify the most critical risks earlier, so they can act before harm occurs.”
By automatically scanning incident reports, AI PSIF Insights flags risks such as potential permanent disabilities, amputations, or fatalities without requiring extra forms or workflow changes. It provides clear, AI-backed reasoning for each alert and keeps safety teams in control through human-in-the-loop validation to ensure transparency and compliance.
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A Smarter Approach to Risk Detection
Serious injuries rarely happen without warning signs — but these signals are often buried in near-miss reports. AI PSIF Insights uncovers these hidden threats by:
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Analyzing incident descriptions and offering instant tips to improve report quality
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Identifying incidents with high potential for severe outcomes and sending automatic alerts
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Standardizing risk detection across sites and teams, improving reporting accuracy
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Cutting manual triage time by 30–50% so safety teams can prioritize prevention over paperwork
“This is not just a new release, it’s a shift in how safety gets done: helping EHS professionals get ahead of risk and act earlier, before harm happens,” said Matt Airhart, CEO of VelocityEHS. “Too often, serious injuries happen while safety teams are still trying to uncover hidden risks. AI PSIF Insights surfaces those risks sooner—no hoops to jump through, no new processes to learn, no additional setup, and no added cost.”
Available Now, With No Added Burden
The new tool is particularly valuable for mid-sized enterprises in industries like manufacturing, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals — sectors where near misses are common but consequences can be catastrophic. AI PSIF Insights is available immediately to all current and new Incident Management customers on the Accelerate Platform at no extra cost.
The launch is part of VelocityEHS’s broader strategy to embed practical AI and machine learning into everyday EHS workflows. Other smart features include 3D motion capture for ergonomics, automated chemical ingredient indexing, and AI-powered review of certificates and OSHA logs. Additional AI-driven capabilities, such as hazard and control recommendations for job safety analyses and ergonomic hand assessments, are expected later this year.
Collectively, these innovations aim to help organizations strengthen compliance, uncover hidden risks faster, and build a more proactive safety culture.
