Tag: Workers
Spot-r Clip: Revolutionary Wearable Device to Ensure Workers’ Safety
It can be very difficult to keep track of things and people on busy jobsites. While utilizing GPS driven telematics systems could be helpful, it requires systems. Triax Technologies, a […]
Life-Saving Wearable Devices that Boost Safety for Construction Workers
The construction industry ranks in first place when it comes to the number of fatal workplace injuries. In 2016, there were 991 deaths reported in the United States, almost 6% […]
Kinetic raises $4.5M for its Wearable REFLEX Aimed at Reducing Workplace Injuries
Kinetic, a NY-based company focused on developing wearables to reduce workplace injury, raised $4.5 seed fund for its wearable device called REFLEX. REFLEX is a smart wearable that aims to […]
Construction Safety: Wearables Could Monitor Stress, Risk and Physical Demands
Construction workers face a wide range of hazards when they show up at their job sites each morning. As construction work increases, so do dangers. Every day 6,300 people die […]
Wearables with IoT Connected Sensors Helping to Improve Worker Safety
Every 15 seconds, 151 workers have a work-related accident, according to the International Labor Organization. Each year, 317 million workers have non-fatal occupational accidents worldwide. Even more concerning, 321,000 people […]
Iowa Startup MakuSafe develops wearable devices to improve workplace safety
In mid-2015, after selling his software company, Gabriel Glynn found himself between startups. He was launching his next project, a podcast about the manufacturing industry. What he didn’t know at […]