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How wearable technology is changing health and safety

Wearables have become increasingly popular solutions for improving health and safety on site, and a number of employee monitoring systems have been introduced to the market to meet these demands.

The Spot-R fall alert and emergency evacuation system from Triax Technologies monitors employee movements to alert security personnel if the device changes height rapidly, indicating a fall. There are also smart helmets that monitor certain health elements such as: fatigue, heart rate, and stress so that management can modify each worker’s activities in a way that promotes the health and safety of each worker.

With these devices available in the industry comes a wealth of data, which can be used to understand how an incident occurred and also to prevent future incidents.