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Committed to improve worker safety

About Ericsson Safe Worker

With preventable occupational incidents and illnesses causing almost 2 million deaths and 3 trillion USD in costs every year across the globe, smarter solutions and technologies are crucial for improving workplace safety. The idea to develop Safe Worker originated when our own tower safety experts and AI engineers came together with a mutual passion to save lives by eliminating preventable workplace deaths and injuries using smart technology.

On a mission to increase worker safety

On a mission to increase worker safety

At Ericsson, we’re on a critical mission to Target Zero workplace deaths and work-related injuries. Safe Worker is a critical part of this mission.

Our team is passionate about leveraging modern AI, computer vision, and machine learning technology to develop the best end-to-end ecosystem for streamlining safety protocols before, during and after risky work tasks.

We don’t want to stop at Ericsson. We want to share our valuable learnings and developments with other organizations to help increase safety across industries.

Meet the team

Vivek Gnanavelu

Vivek Gnanavelu

Head of Safe Worker

Vivek is passionate about technology. He has a track record of leading quality end-to-end AI projects at scale being used within Ericsson today. Vivek believes that using AI to save lives and improve worker safety is of paramount importance.

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Serdar Sahin

Serdar Sahin

Head of Business Ops

Serdar has a background in complex systems integration and operations. One of the first recruits to join Ericsson ONE, our incubation program for employee-led innovation, Serdar has helped drive multiple innovation projects.

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Steven Strickland

Steven Strickland

Head of BD and Sales

Steven is responsible for developing and driving enterprise sales by leveraging partnerships and channels within Ericsson. He believes taking Safe Worker to industries like telecom and construction will save lives.

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Ali Awais

Ali Awais

Head of Product and Development

Ali possesses a background in consulting, software development, systems integration, and design. During his time at Ericsson, he has undertaken several automation focused initiatives and was a key member in Routes IU.

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