Road construction workers have experienced record-breaking heat in Texas this summer. Despite the potential health hazards, Roger-O'Brien Construction has reported no serious heat illness thanks to wearable technology.
Ross Daly, a construction safety officer, helps protect his workers from the heat by having them wear watches that monitor their body temperature.
Daly said if the temperature got too hot in his homeland of Scotland, they would be shutting down the job site.
When a worker’s body temperature goes above 100 degrees, a supervisor is alerted.
“You really don't know if you're coming down with heat illness until the symptoms come on. At that point, it's kind of a little bit late,” Daly said.
Tyler Hughes, a construction foreman at Roger-O’Brien Construction, has learned that monitoring body temperature is critical.
“When it went off, it was a little scary to me because I didn't think anything was happening to me,” Hughes said.
Over 70% of the workers have chosen to wear the smartwatch, according to Roger-O’Brien Construction. The watch cost approximately $125, plus a monthly fee for the software. The company pays for all of it.
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Source: Newson6.com, PoncaCityNow.com
