Heat Susceptibility, Sweat Rate Trackable with Kenzen Smart PPE

Kenzen has added two new features to its smart PPE system for monitoring workers’ heat risk on the job — the technology to track heat susceptibility and sweat rate of individuals. The proprietary algorithm determines the person’s heat risk category by evaluating their medical or physical conditions, physical fitness, heat-acclimatization status, history of heat injury and illness, medications, chronic illnesses and age. The sweat rate monitoring feature uses a worker’s information and physiological data to calculate and predict their sweat rate, in liters per hour.

Kenzen devices contain sensors that monitor, in real-time, an individual’s physiological responses. The worker is warned when their core temperature is too high and they are in danger of a heat-related injury or illness via a smartphone app and device vibration. Managers have a corresponding app that alerts them when a worker needs an intervention to stop work, rest and hydrate, and a second alert for when it’s safe to return to work.