Strategic Focus: Wearables For Fatigue Monitoring

23 Jun, 2020

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Executive Summary

This report aims to help EHS decision-makers understand the financial and legal impacts of fatigue, understand sources of fatigue and how it may affect their operations. Additionally, it explores the benefits of mitigating it, the technologies incorporated in wearable devices that can detect and measure it, significant barriers to adoption of the aforementioned technology and how firms can prioritize their adoption journey based on their industry risk profiles.
Firms Recognize The Financial And Safety Consequences Of Workplace Fatigue  
Firms Stand To Benefit By Mitigating Fatigue
Vendors Are Leveraging Various Technologies For Fatigue Monitoring Wearables
Firms Must Overcome Barriers To Successfully Implement Fatigue Monitoring Wearables  
Data Privacy, Cultural And Demographic Factors Are Significant Challenges For Fatigue Monitoring Wearables
Industry Risk-Level Categorization Helps Firms Align Resources In Mitigating Fatigue
Figure 1. Prioritization Scenarios Based On Industry Risk Category 

About the Authors

Kel Udeala

Kel Udeala

Industry Analyst

Kel is an Industry Analyst at Verdantix. His current agenda focuses on EHS, Industrial Hygiene and Occupational health software. He has a background in oil and  gas, rene...

Bill Pennington

Bill Pennington

VP Research

Bill is VP Research at Verdantix, where he leads analysis on the evolving and interconnected landscapes of EHS, quality, AI and enterprise risk management. His research helps ...

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