Making Space for Smart Wearables -- Occupational Health & Safety


Make space for smart wearables

The smarter way to social distancing.

  • By Tim Turney
  • May 01, 2021

Employees and companies have never been more aware of the need for a positive work hygiene culture as they were as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The challenge for business owners in reopening the workplace is balancing worker health, worker concerns, and legal and regulatory responsibility for operating a “COVID-19 Safe” workplace.

An important means of protecting people from exposure in workplaces and around the world has been to provide social distancing - a 2m or 1m distance with additional precautions.1 Research has shown areas in the US where none exist Social distancing guidelines face 35 times more coronavirus cases

While staying safe by holding space can be a challenge for workplaces where floor plans are designed for efficiency, organizations can turn to smart wearables to help maintain productivity, save money, and ultimately save lives.

The smarter way to social distancing

Over the years the health and safety industry has seen many smart wearable technology developments, from monitoring individual employees to using proximity sensors for hard hats. Protection against occupational hazards has become smarter, faster and more economical. As COVID-19 poses new problems and standards, companies are determined to work safely or get back to work. Innovators have risen to the challenge of developing social distancing (proximity) technologies.

Social distancing, which reduces interaction by fifty percent, can cut the likelihood of the virus spreading in half. 3 Several operational health and safety monitoring products, such as gas detectors and hand-arm vibration monitors, have been redesigned to help people around the world Proximity to alert Proximity to work colleagues. However, not all employees wear these devices and there are many areas where such monitoring devices are not required, so new, customized solutions are required. As various organizations have sought to fill the niche in the market, there is an inevitable learning curve for companies who want to choose and apply the right solution to protect their workforce.


This article originally appeared in the May 1, 2021 issue of Occupational Health & Safety.


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