A Newfoundland and Labrador tech company that is making it easier to follow safety protocols on the jobsite is receiving support from the Provincial Government as it works to improve its product. The Honourable Andrew Parsons, KC, Minister of Industry, Energy and Technology, today announced a Provincial Government investment of $186,000 from the Business Growth Program to support Mavin Industrial and development of its OPAS Mobile software.
OPAS Mobile is a digital field management platform that seeks to digitalize environmental, health and safety processes and forms for industrial clients, and to help them comply with health and safety regulations. Examples of industries currently using OPAS Mobile include mining, fire safety, logistics, and manufacturing.
Through this project, Mavin is working to enhance OPAS Mobile’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities. The company aims to leverage its in-field experience and examine new ways to manage industrial projects using artificial intelligence. By combining AI enhancements, offline availability, advanced analytics, enterprise-level security, predictive insights, and user-requested features, the company hopes to make substantial changes to jobsite safety. Mavin also hopes to proactively use AI and Machine Learning to flag potential safety issues.
Mavin Industrial currently has nine employees and will hire two more through this project, which will facilitate the development of valuable AI driven software development expertise in Newfoundland and Labrador.
The Business Growth Program provides non-repayable contributions for projects or initiatives to assist businesses start, innovate, scale and improve sales locally, nationally or internationally. Investments from this fund aim to support development and commercialization, productivity improvement and innovation, knowledge and technical assistance and growth and internationalization.
In addition to this investment from the Provincial Government, Mavin Industrial is receiving advisory services and $73,305 in research and development funding from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program supporting intelligent field safety and project management enhancements to its OPAS platform.
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“With its OPAS Mobile software, Mavin Industrial is providing services to Newfoundland and Labrador companies, making jobsites and workplaces safer. Adding AI to OPAS holds the promise of improved efficiency with reduced need for manual intervention. We are pleased to assist the company as works towards fundamentally improving worker health and safety using technology.”
Honourable Andrew Parsons, KC
Minister of Industry, Energy and Technology
“We’re using our collective, hands-on experience within our target markets to build some of the most innovative field-management software in the world. This government support accelerates our development, fueling growth and enabling us to bring world-class solutions to international markets at a pivotal time. It will help us compete with other software providers on the global stage and market our products internationally.”
Vince Payne
CEO, Mavin Industrial
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