How wearable technology is changing health and safety

Werables have become increasingly popular solutions to improve on-site health and safety and a number of employee monitoring systems have been introduced to the market to meet these demands.

Triax Technologies Spot-R Emergency Evacuation and Fall Alerts System monitors employee movements to alert security personnel if the device changes height quickly indicating a fall, there are also smart helmets that monitor some health items such as: Fatigue, heart rate and stress so that management can modify the activities of each worker in a way that promotes the health and safety of each worker.

With these devices available in the industry comes a lot of data, which knows how an incident occurred and can also prevent future incidents.