ISEA – the International Safety Equipment Association – is moving forward with a connected worker task group of member companies -- all safety equipment manufacturers -- to decide what actions are needed to ensure and advance safety in the broad, rapidly expanding field of connected worker devices. These “smart” products run the gamut from helmets, hi-vis clothing, respirators, other personal protective equipment, to physical wearables, gas detection instrumentation, mobile reporting apps, and sensors for machine guarding, confined space entry, and lockout-tagout.
The industrial wearables device market value is projected to grow to $2.78 billion by 2024, according to ResearchandReports.com.