Items Tagged with 'wearables'

Web-based monitoring and alerting portal offers wireless safety.

Wearable technology has become increasingly common in modern workplaces because it can flag concerns sooner, enabling proactive, efficient responses. 

When safety issues arise at a construction site, they lead to cascading challenges: project delays, soaring insurance costs, legal liabilities, and lost worker time. 

Allegations of using drones for unfair advantage during the Tokyo 2020 Games raise serious ethical concerns and underscore the need for responsible technology use in the Olympics.

Connected Hydration is a sweat-sensing wearable biosensor and cloud analytics solution that measures sweat loss, sodium loss, skin temperature, and movement to provide actionable rehydration strategies in real time to industrial workers ahead of adverse dehydration events. 

From wearable technology and sensors to smart helmets, advancements are working to provide a safer workplace.

Kenzen’s smart PPE devices monitor the heat status of workers in hot and humid conditions, helping predict and prevent heat stress and illness.

As digital capabilities continue to evolve, modernizing ineffective, expensive processes with renewed tools is investing in safety professionals.

This article will delve into the intersection of PPE and next-gen technologies such as wearable tech with sensors, smart fabric, and augmented reality safety goggles, laying the groundwork for superior plant safety.

G6 will be on display at a global marketing roadshow at both the National Safety Council (NSC) Safety Congress & Expo in New Orleans from October 23-35, and A+A in Dusseldorf, Germany from October 24-27.