Mon 23 Feb 2026,

J&A Bharat HSE Foundation

Elicit AI

45th OKT session inspired us for a discussion on Digital Health 2040. Reminded us of one thing clearly:
Future OHS decisions must be predictive, preventive, and evidence-driven, not assumption-based.

One simple AI tool that helps us move in this direction is Elicit AI.
https://elicit.org

What is Elicit AI (in plain HSE language)?
Elicit helps us find, extract, and summarize real-world safety and health evidence from thousands of studies, without reading 50 papers or writing complex search queries.

No coding. No research background needed.

Practical HSE Use Cases (Very Real & On-Ground)
1. Justifying Safety Controls to Management
Scenario:
Management asks: “Why do we need this additional control or monitoring?”

How we use Elicit:
Ask: “Evidence linking fatigue to industrial accidents”
Get summarized findings with data-backed conclusions

Safety proposals become credible, not emotional.

2. Improving Health Surveillance Programs
Scenario:
Occupational health checks are done, but effectiveness is unclear.

Using Elicit:
Search: “Early indicators of occupational illness in industrial workers”

Identify:
Missed warning signs
Gaps in periodic health monitoring
Update surveillance scope accordingly
Moves health monitoring from routine to intelligent.

3. Learning from Global Incidents, before We Repeat Them

Scenario:
A near-miss occurs, and the team says: “This never happened here before.”

With Elicit:
Ask: “Similar incidents in oil and gas / construction / manufacturing”

Study:
Contributing factors
Latent failures
Integrate learnings into:
Toolbox talks
Method statements
Risk assessments

Learn from others’ accidents, not our own.

4. Smarter Training Content for HSE Trainers

Scenario:
Safety training feels generic and outdated.

Using Elicit:
Extract latest insights on:
Heat stress
Noise exposure
Musculoskeletal risks

Convert them into:
Real case discussions
Updated training slides
Scenario-based learning

Training becomes current, relevant, and credible.

Why This Matters for HSE Professionals..?
Saves hours of manual reading
Strengthens technical confidence
Supports predictive & preventive OHS
Helps us speak the language of data, not assumptions
This is exactly the mindset shift discussed in Digital Health 2040 — using AI not for replacement, but for better judgement.

If you’re already using AI tools in HSE, share what’s working for you.

Note:
All previous AI Friday capsules are uploaded in our website https://jabharathsefoundation.org/artificial-intelligence-ai-tools-in-hse/

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