Description
Date: 10 June, 2026, 13.00 UTC.
Estimated Time: 1 hr
Language: English
Summary of the lecture
Industrial safety in steel operations has traditionally depended on fragmented systems, manual reporting, and reactive interventions, limiting visibility of operational risks and slowing decision-making processes. Safety Hub was developed to transform this reality by integrating artificial intelligence, computer vision, smart devices, and centralised safety management into one unified digital ecosystem.
This steelTalk will present how Safety Hub provides a 360-degree view of workplace safety by combining real-time unsafe behaviour detection, digital safety workflows, operational traceability, and data-driven decision-making into a single platform. The session will explore not only the technological architecture behind the solution, but also the cultural transformation required to implement it successfully across industrial operations.
Participants will learn how workforce involvement, continuous feedback, and usability-focused evolution became critical factors for adoption and long-term sustainability. The presentation will also showcase measurable results, including a 90% reduction in unsafe events at the pilot plant, faster response times, and improved visibility of risks and operational conditions.
For the steel industry, Safety Hub demonstrates how smarter and more connected safety systems can strengthen prevention strategies, accelerate continuous improvement, and support the development of a proactive and sustainable safety culture.
What you will learn:
- Understand how AI, computer vision, and IIoT technologies can be integrated into industrial safety management.
- Identify practical strategies to transform safety culture from reactive to proactive through real-time analytics and workforce engagement.
- Recognise scalable approaches for implementing centralised and data-driven safety systems within steel industry operations.
Speaker Introduction
Sofía Buljubasich
IT Functional Consultant, ArcelorMittal Acindar
Sofía Buljubasich is an Information Systems Engineer working as a Functional Consultant at ArcelorMittal Acindar. She joined the company as a Young Professional within the IT Innovation & Development Department, where she started working on the implementation of Safety Hub, focused on technologies for unsafe behaviour detection with AI.
Currently, she supports the expansion of the platform across different plants and contributes to the development of new Safety Hub functionalities. Working closely with key users, safety specialists, and operational teams, she helps translate field requirements into practical and scalable digital solutions.
Eliseo Rimoldi
Corporate Safety Engineer, ArcelorMittal Acindar
Eliseo Rimoldi is an Industrial Engineer currently working as a Corporate Safety Engineer at ArcelorMittal Acindar. He joined the company in 2013 as a Quality Intern within the Integrated Management System area, focusing on audits and ISO standards.
He later became part of the Corporate Safety team, working on ergonomics, safety metrics, reporting, and the development and maintenance of safety tools, always driven by a strong continuous improvement mindset.
Today, in addition to his role as Senior Safety Engineer, he is part of the Safety Hub team, working closely with IT as a bridge between operational needs, safety standards, and legal requirements, contributing to the development, improvement, and testing of current and future digital solutions.
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