Social Distancing
Social Distancing and Contact Tracing Made Easy Through Wearable Devices
Wearable technology can provide an innovative way for factories to keep workers safe.
Plastics Manufacturer Reconfigures Safe Workplace with BLE
ILR Industries is using an RTLS solution from i-Virtualize to improve its workspace layout and enable social distancing, and it plans to track productivity based on employee and equipment movements and sensor data.
Fertilizer Company Tracks Worker Safety During Manned Maintenance
Nutrien's turnarounds at nitrogen and potash sites are now managed via an active RF solution from Triax that monitors social distancing and provides contact tracing for 1,500 or more contract workers temporarily on site.
A Healthy Market in an Unhealthy World
During the COVID-19 pandemic's first year, the real-time location systems sector has seen strong growth at hospitals.
Wearable Wristband Leverages NFC, BLE for Worker Security and Health
Companies are deploying a Nymi solution with Elatec readers to enable workers to access clean rooms and offices, use secure computers and printers, and monitor social distancing.
KINETIC Wearable Tech Improves Contact Tracing, Prevents Close Contacts
The company's new ebook helps organizations implement data-driven practices and fine-tune processes to help keep their workforce safe.
Amazon Web Services Partners with LoRa Companies for IoT
AWS's IoT Core for LoRaWAN includes sensors, gateways and analytics software so companies can launch their own IoT solutions for social distancing, safety monitoring, meter reading, cow herd management and more.
Event Managers Plan Festivals with RFID-enabled Safety Features
Event Genius aims to help music festivals and concerts begin the process of organizing safe events once COVID-19 restrictions lift, leveraging RFID to make transactions touchless, limit interactions with staff and track attendee locations for contact tracing.
Companies Offer Low-Power, Precise Location with UWB Social Distancing
A solution from Altran, containing a Renesas Electronics UWB microcontroller and a 3db Access low-power chip, consists of a wearable wristband that wakes up via BLE when individuals are in close proximity, then calculates their distance within centimeters.
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