Furthermore , the utility of working with AWS and using its products contributes another factor to Forwood Safety ’ s agility , namely mitigating the need to ‘ reinvent the wheel ’ for every tech need that might arise . Using Amazon as a one-stop provider of vital compute solutions , Scholz says that the company can instead focus on their true mission : applying technology in creative ways to save lives . Able to adapt to new threats and working conditions as they arise , Forwood Safety was able to integrate new protocols for COVID- 19 risk management in record time . “ Within weeks , we had specific COVID-19 content deployed globally . In that time , we developed comprehensive critical control checklists for COVID-19 , and deployed these to over 250 sites and in seven languages , including Icelandic , Mongolian , Spanish and French ,” he explains . “ Without the cloud that would have not been possible .”

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Title : Chief Technology Officer Industry : Fatality prevention

Company : Forwood Safety Location : Australia Thorsten Scholz is an agile leader with more than 25 years ’ experience designing innovative technology solutions in the Health , Safety and Environment ( HSE ) sector . Having worked with clients around the globe , he understands the complexities of real-world operations . Highly skilled in delivering game-changing technologies , Thorsten is well positioned for his current role as Chief Technology Officer at Forwood Safety . As a vital member of Forwood ’ s Executive Team , Thorsten is pivotal in ensuring this dynamic company ’ s success by leveraging technology innovations to find new ways of preventing fatalities around the world . miningglobal . com