MEMIC Safety Research Center selects Illinois State University team to study wearable technologies in the workplace
The MEMIC Group, specialists in workers’ compensation insurance, has awarded an Illinois State University research team $30,000 to investigate whether wearable sensors can maximize performance and minimize injuries in U.S. workplaces.
The research will focus on the occupational activities of workers in warehouses, and whether wearable technologies that track functional movements - helmets warning of fatigue or sensors aiding in ergonomic modifications, for example - can provide continuous physiological data to guide treatment plans and training programs that would mitigate or alleviate injuries.