Mind the Gap: A Data Driven Approach to Knowledge and Awareness for Safety

In safety-critical environments—construction sites, manufacturing, energy, and field services—the difference between a near miss and a serious incident often comes down to one thing: what someone knows and how confidently they can act on it.

At LUMA1, we call this the knowledge-awareness gap. It’s the space between what your people should know and what they actually know. Traditionally, companies try to close this gap with one-size-fits-all training, refreshers or a toolbox talk. But in today’s risk-sensitive workplaces, that's not enough. That’s why we built a smarter way to find and fix knowledge gaps—before they become safety issues.

Prescriptive Testing: Know What Matters, Measure What Counts

Rather than waiting for an audit or an incident to reveal where understanding breaks down, LUMA1’s Prescriptive Testing gives you the tools to assess knowledge continuously and strategically. You can build short, targeted assessments aligned to safety-critical procedures, work tasks, or compliance standards—and deliver them directly to workers via mobile, kiosk, or desktop.

It’s not just about testing for the sake of testing—it’s about identifying specific knowledge and awareness gaps that represent real risk. When you know who’s struggling with confined space protocols or lockout/tagout procedures, for example, LUMA1 automatically assigns the right content to the right person at the right time to close the gap.

This data-driven approach enables you to shift from reactive safety management to proactive learning intervention.

Question Analysis: Deeper Insights from Every Answer

LUMA1 goes beyond pass/fail results. Our platform uses built-in question analysis capabilities to surface patterns and insights from every assessment:

• Which questions are consistently missed?

• Which roles or locations are underperforming?

• Are misunderstandings tied to wording, language, or format?

• Do certain types of content (videos, diagrams, step-by-step guides) drive better comprehension?

  
  

This allows safety professionals and training managers to tune learning content, clarify language, or adjust reinforcement strategies—all based on hard data, not hunches.

“Find the Gap”: Real-Time Intelligence for Safer Operations

Together, prescriptive testing and question analysis power what we call “Find the Gap”. It’s a diagnostic lens built into LUMA1 that gives you real-time visibility into:

• Awareness levels across teams, shifts, or facilities

• Training impact over time

• Knowledge retention on critical topics

• Priority areas for retraining or job coaching

  
  

Whether you’re preparing for an audit or onboarding new contractors, “Find the Gap” gives you the confidence that your people are not only trained but ready.

From Insight to Action—Automatically

Knowledge gaps don’t sit still—and neither should your response. That’s why LUMA1 lets you set up automated learning pathways based on test results. If someone misses a question about a fall protection anchor, the system can instantly serve up a topic review or toolbox talk video.

This is what modern safety looks like: precision training based on actual need, at the moment it matters.

Start Closing the Gap with Knowledge and Awareness for Safety

The best safety programs don’t just deliver training. They deliver awareness, confidence, and accountability—and they do it in a way that’s measurable, repeatable, and responsive.

With LUMA1’s prescriptive testing and question analysis tools, you can finally bridge the space between knowledge and action.

LUMA1 makes minding the gap simple. Get in touch to learn more.