BAM Nuttall is trialling new technology in an attempt to combat worker tiredness.
Five workers on one of BAM Nuttall’s rail projects in Wales are wearing special head bands inside their hard hats that monitor brain activity and alert the wearer if signs of fatigue set in.
The technology is supplied by Australian firm SmartCap Technologies Pty, a specialist in fatigue monitoring.
Its LifeBand is fitted to the inside of safety helmets and features a sensor that measures brain activity and provides alerts wirelessly to an app as the risk of “microsleep” – brief, unintended episodes of loss of attention often caused by monotonous or repetitive tasks – is identified.
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