IBM Helps Organizations Monitor Workers’ Safety with Watson IoT

IBM Think has collaborated with Garmin Health, Guardhat, Mitsufuji and SmartCone to monitor worker safety in hazardous environments, including those working in construction, mining and factories, using IoT technologies, integrated into wearables. IBM’s Maximo Worker Insights will monitor biometric and environmental data to help identify whether employees are experiencing dangers or risk. Data will be gathered in near real-time from wearables, smart devices and environmental sensors to help organizations quickly respond to problems or react to changing environmental conditions. Employees working in rapidly changing environments face shifting conditions, whether on the factory floor, on the forklift, atop a cell tower … Read more

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CPWR Announces Skin Cancer Hazard Alert Card

Summer is here, and millions of construction workers will be spending long work days exposed to the sun’s ultraviolet rays, putting them at elevated risk for skin cancer. The good news is that skin cancer is preventable, and treatable if caught early. CPWR’s new Hazard Alert card explains how construction workers can protect themselves, and how to identify the signs of skin cancer. Copies are available for download in English and Spanish, or contact CPWR to order hard copies of the English pocket-size card.   

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