Safety spectacle add-on sensor being developed for silica dust
A Buffalo startup company, Heads Up, has created a device that fits on a worker’s safety glasses and monitors for safety threats, like noise, and notifies the wearer – and a safety manager at a central location – if such threats are present.
The device also links wirelessly to a cellphone and helps with communication in very loud environments, sending warnings or notifying the wearer of incoming calls. A light in the wearer’s peripheral vision illuminates and changes color depending on the threat or message.