Concerned about keeping your workforce safe and healthy in the face of the unrelenting coronavirus? You’re not alone. Manufacturers and companies across the globe are amping up safety measures, following new protocols and leveraging new tools. 

In this battle, two essential businesses in Rhode Island are finding added security and control with wearable technology. Both outfitted their floor workers with smart devices that utilize proximity alerts to enforce safe distancing practices. And in both facilities, results show a significant reduction in close contacts, a paramount step in keeping workers virus-free.

Keeping a Safe Distance

Mammoth Incorporated, a class B licensed medical marijuana manufacturer, began using the KINETIC Reflex smart wearable in May, soon after being labeled an essential business. Managers deployed the belt-mountable devices among all employees and were able to provide training in less than 20 minutes. In only one week, the company reduced close contacts among floor workers by over 93%.

Mammoth’s director of operations said the difference was felt instantly. “I was well informed on employee interactions, and felt prepared to protect my employees and keep my facility operational.” 

Also in May, as Covid-19 concerns escalated, the Warwick Ice Cream Company implemented KINETIC wearable tech with all team members at their production facility. One month later, data showed a 76% reduction in close contacts. The Reflex tech additionally reduced the average duration of worker contacts – dropping from 7 minutes to less than 60 seconds.

The director of shipping & receiving at Warwick appreciates how the device is helping everyone build their social distancing skills and said it has become a “key component” in the company’s workplace safety plan.