Ready to Wear: Wearable Technology Could Boost Workplace Safety, but Concerns Remain
Post date
February 27, 2019
Body
Written by Alan Ferguson, Safety+Health Magazine
Wearable technology entails attaching mobile electronics to the body for a broad spectrum of purposes. It covers all types of devices, from the small fitness device on your wrist to a full-body exoskeleton. In the safety world, “wearables” can include “smart” personal protective equipment, glasses with heads-up displays and hard hats with sensors. What most of these devices have in common is they give safety professionals and other employees a set of watchful eyes to help ensure the health and well-being of the workforce, particularly lone workers."