ISN® Honored with Multiple Gold Stevie® Awards for AI-Powered Innovation

ISN’s AI-powered Toolbox Talks™ receives top honors in multiple award categories, highlighting industry-leading application of Generative AI to help improve workplace safety

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ISN, the global leader in contractor and supplier information management services, announced the AI-powered Toolbox Talks feature of its Empower^® app earned five Gold Stevie Awards in the 23^rd Annual American Business Awards. Recognized for using the latest advancements in Generative AI and Natural Language Processing to produce contextually relevant safety briefings, ISN’s Toolbox Talks feature was honored in the categories of Best Use of AI & Machine Learning, Best Use of Generative AI Technology, Training, Productivity, and Working, Productivity, & Collaboration.

Empower’s user base of over 250,000 connected workers can benefit from the leading-edge feature which has generated over 9,000 on-demand AI-powered Toolbox Talks since launching in April 2024. Toolbox Talks covers safety topics aligned with federal and provincial workplace guidelines and follows a consistent, user-friendly format, including common safety hazards, control measures, quizzes, and links to regulatory references. The tool is available in English, Spanish and French languages.

“The Toolbox Talks feature in ISN’s Empower app has been a game changer. We are saving up to four hours a week delivering our weekly safety topic training and have greater peace of mind knowing our workers are receiving high-quality information and training needed to complete work safely,” said Randy Lowe, Safety Manager at Tennessee Associated Electric, LLC.

Of the 3,600+ nominations considered during the Stevie Awards’ judging process, ISN was one of only a handful of companies to receive three or more gold awards. Judges praised Toolbox Talks as “a strong and purposeful application of AI in a space where safety and efficiency truly matter.” Because of its integration with Empower, an award-winning app to help keep workers jobsite ready, the Toolbox Talks feature allows frontline teams to create relevant safety talk content on-the-go. Judges also commended the AI-powered Toolbox Talks feature as “a standout entry that clearly delivers both operational efficiency and real-world safety impact.”

“With Toolbox Talks, ISN has harnessed the power of Generative AI to bring relevant workplace safety resources to workers on-the-go,” said Dag Yemenu, Chief Technology Officer at ISN. “We are proud of our innovative team, and the American Business Awards’ recognition validates how ISN is leading the way in developing applications that are transforming how safety training is delivered on and off jobsites.”

For more information on Empower and the Toolbox Talks feature, visit ISN’s Empower Resource Center.

About ISN

ISN is the global leader in contractor and supplier information management, with more than 20 years of experience connecting more than 850 Hiring Clients in capital-intensive industries with 85,000 active contractors and suppliers to promote safety, health, and sustainability in the workplace. ISN’s brands include ISNetworld^®, a global online contractor and supplier management platform, Transparency-One^®, a responsible sourcing platform built to bring transparency to supply chain management, and Empower^®, a worker-level app built to keep workers moving forward.

ISN has 14 offices around the globe which provide award-winning support and training for its customers in more than 85 countries. ISN takes pride in leading worldwide efforts to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of contractor and supplier management systems and in serving as a world-class forum for sharing industry best practices, benchmarking performance, providing data insights among its members, and helping decision makers, including board members, ensure contractor and supplier risk is assessed and monitored. For more information, visit isn.com.