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Occupational Health Managed Service: Creating a Healthier and More Efficient Workplace

Although occupational health programs reduce costs stemming from workplace injuries, implementing the programs can present practical and financial obstacles. Reports estimate that businesses spend, on average, more than $1200 per learner on training, including on teaching worker safety. Self-administered occupational health programs also require organizations to manage time-consuming tasks like employee onboarding, billing reconciliation, vendor […]

High Threat Security Protection in a Fast-Changing World

Over the past 20 years, the imperative of keeping people, assets, resources, and commodities safe in high threat environments has taken on new meaning. The terrorist bombings of U.S. embassies and installations, the 9/11 attacks, and the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and now Ukraine have significantly increased the challenges of securing infrastructure and protecting diplomats […]

Acuity Spotlight: Lalith Priyanka Wijewickrama Athapattu, Sri Lankan Army

The Acuity Spotlight is our way of highlighting some of the incredibly talented individuals that we’re lucky enough to have on our team. At Acuity, we value diversity and inclusion and focus our attention on bringing candidates who have a wide range of backgrounds and experiences onboard. Our mission is to build enduring relationships that […]

Monkeypox: What We Know So Far and Ways to Prevent Transmission

Updated June 20, 2022 As previously stated, monkeypox was first discovered in 1958 when two outbreaks of a pox-like disease occurred in colonies of monkeys kept for research, hence the name “monkeypox.” In 1970, when smallpox was nearly eradicated, the previously unrecognized orthopoxvirus named monkeypox was identified in humans. The first known human case occurred […]

Acuity Spotlight: Matt Lowell, Balad Air Base Life Support/Security Services Project, Security Directorate, and Personnel Protective Officer (PPO)

The Acuity Spotlight is our way of highlighting some of the incredibly talented individuals that we’re lucky enough to have on our team. At Acuity, we value diversity and inclusion and focus our attention on bringing candidates who have a wide range of backgrounds and experiences onboard. Our mission is to build enduring relationships that […]

Predictive Health Analytics in the Workplace

“Knowledge is Power, Power provides Information; Information leads to Education, Education breeds Wisdom; Wisdom is Liberation.” – Israelmore Ayivor Tackling health analytics in the workplace can appear daunting and intimidating. It can be difficult to know where to start, what resources are needed, and what the time commitment will be – not to mention balancing […]

The Future of Pre-Construction Parametric Estimating for Retail Chains and Franchises

Before any retail chain or restaurant franchise developer moves forward with a new construction project, they must first conduct a cost feasibility assessment. But it’s a tricky process. Cost fluctuations, supply/demand issues, labor shortages, and local construction regulations can all introduce uncertainty and risk into the estimation process. To introduce reliable insights into pre-construction estimates, […]

Demilitarization 101: The Why, How, and When

Inside the Hawthorne Army Depot, located in a remote area of western Nevada, munitions sit in storage—some of them waiting to be destroyed. The depot is the largest of its kind, covering 226 square miles. Ammunition and munitions are stored there either while awaiting to be demilitarized or to be stored away from potential threats. […]

Acuity International Tapped to Support Hawthorne Army Depot Operations and Maintenance Services Contract

Acuity International, a leading provider of process and technology-based critical services to global government and commercial enterprises, today announced the award of a subcontract by Amentum in support of the Department of the Army, Army Materiel Command (AMC) Joint Munitions Command (JMC) for the operation and maintenance of the Hawthorne Army Depot (HWAD) located in […]

How Predictive Analytics is Reshaping Workplace Health, Wellness, and Safety Planning

What is Predictive Analytics? Predictive analytics is the practice of extracting insights from data and using that information to predict trends and patterns, and inform future outcomes. As consumers, we encounter predictive analytics in many aspects of our lives. It influences various areas, from what we purchase on Amazon to what we watch on Netflix. […]