Ryan Smith, CSP, is a regional safety manager at Garney Construction, based in North Kansas City with a singular focus on water and wastewater construction. Founded in 1961, Garney has 18 regional offices across the U.S. and is owned by its 1,600 employees. Smith led the trial of worker monitoring devices during the summer of 2020.
Garney Construction trialed a new continuous monitoring smart PPE system, comprised of sensors worn on the arm of its workers and technology that collects data to signal when the worker may be headed for trouble while working in the heat.
