b'HEALTHAssa Abloy, HID Globals parent company in Stockholm, all using it to keep operations going in assembly and manufacturing. Thefocus,Robintonsaid,istomakethe system easy to install and flexible; the more beaconsacontractorplugsin,themore granular the location data will be. The vast majority of customers buy the infra-structurebecauseitsrelativelyinexpensive. Most are buying the hardware and then paying us on a software as a service basis, he said. The technology can be deployed at a tempor-ary worksite, using Bluetooth to track indi-viduals carrying fobs for safety and mustering and, more recently, for contact tracing. It also automates time and attendance. Oneoftheadvantageswehaveisits builtonasystemwealreadyprovided, Robinton said. If technology can keep a worksite open after a positive COVID-19 test, it pays for itself quickly, said Matt Edwards, co-founder and CEO of Nyfty.AI Inc., Dover, Delaware. The consequences for workers having to isolateNyfty.AIstartedoutwithManpowerBot,Like the rest of those interviewed, Edwards can mean a huge loss of income, never mindlaunched in October 2019, that understandshopes the pandemic ends soon, but there are the risk of getting sick.plain English sentences and turn them into Nyfty.AI started building its Health Surveymanpower logs in Procore.some positives that have come out of it, he Bot around mid-April 2020, and had an earlyadded, with one being more focus on keep-versionreleasedandinuseinCalifornia,But since building Healthy Survey Bot, weveing workers healthy, including the flu and Massachusetts and Utah by mid-May.worked with customers to build more safetygenerally not spreading illness on jobsites or focused automations such as Attendance Bot,between staff. Its used to conduct a prescreening ques- BroadcastBot,InspectionsBot,Reminders tionnaire with workers, either by a generalBot and Hazard Bot, Edwards said. All theseIn the long run, he said, we think health contractorfortheirjobsiteorbytradetobots work over SMS and are designed to auto- screening is here to stay, albeit with less of a survey their staff, Edwards said.mate processes that involve humans.COVID-19 focus. It works over SMS text messages, so theresWeve had trade customers and the number no apps to download or passwords to set up.is growing, mainly electrical and mechanical Once the bot has conducted the survey withcontractors who use Healthy Survey Bot andSwedberg is a freelance writer based in a worker, it analyzes the responses and onlyInspections Bot to keep their employees safe,western Washington. She can be reached at escalates any issues to a human if necessary.Edwards said.claire_swedberg@msn.comCanadas UniqueUnion Benefits operates on a not-for-profit, co-operative basis while leveraging the volume-purchasing power of our clients to deliver unsurpassed cost savings. Owned mutually by the Trust Funds we serve, we focus on providing the best Multi-Employerpossible advice, insurance programs and services at the lowest possible cost. UnionBenefitsuser-friendly,proprietarytechnologysupportsourfocuson Trust, Benefitdelivering value, including our Member Claims app, Member and Trustee online portals. Plus, our industry-leading secure, web-based Contractor remittance tool and Pensionstreamlines monthly processing and increases accuracy.For 37 years, we understand the unique needs of multi-employer Trusts and Membersplease call or email Administrator us to find out more about what makes us unique!info@unionbenefits.ca WWW.UNIONBENEFITS.CA 1-800-265-2568Ontario Electrical Contractor13'