Tag: body sensors

Back to Basics: Wearables, Robotics, and Exoskeletons

By Grace Hatfield, EHS Daily Advisor Jul 24, 2023 Back to Basics

Updated: Jul 24, 2023

Back to Basics is a weekly feature that highlights important but possibly overlooked information that any EHS professional should know. This week, we examine wearables, robotics, and exoskeletons, and how these new technologies will affect the EHS industry. New technologies such as wearables, robotics, and exoskeletons will likely have a huge effect on the work […]

Sensor Technology Could Help Detect Fatigue

By Guy Burdick, EHS Daily Advisor Jan 16, 2019 Personnel Safety

Updated: Jan 16, 2019

The physical demands of advanced manufacturing can lead to worker fatigue, which can result in worker injuries and loss in productivity. Body sensors could help detect signs of fatigue and call attention to the need for interventions, according to a study released by the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP).