2020 Tech Roadmap: Industrial Wearables

EHS managers responsible for selecting technologies to support processes, systems and programmatic objectives should use this report to identify wearable devices (also known as “industrial wearables” or “wearables”) that can help protect their workers and add value to their operations. Verdantix conducted a fact-based assessment of industrial wearables that provide EHS use case functionality, while excluding wearables that are designed primarily for operational excellence. This report outlines the business value, pace of innovation and maturity for 15 industrial wearable technologies: active exoskeletons; active noise control wearables; ergonomic monitors; fall detection wearables; gesture control wearables; hazardous environment monitors; location tracking wearables; lone worker communication wearables; passive exoskeletons; proximity warning and geofencing technology; remote content; safe driving wearables; vibration monitors; vital sign monitoring wearables; and worker distress call technology.