If you have a family member living with Alzheimer's or another form of dementia, live alone, or just want to feel safer while out and about, wearable safety devices are invaluable in emergencies. At Mercari Technologies Limited - a Kiwi company at the forefront of reliable yet cost-effective personal safety technologies - their Familyr is an emergency response alarm which makes getting in contact with loved ones easy when out and about. 
 
 
Smart wearables have quickly become an essential tool in helping businesses ensure worker safety. Wearable devices allow workers to immediately notify colleagues or supervisors in an emergency situation such as health crisis, workplace accident, or hazardous environmental conditions. Mercari Technologies' innovative lone worker monitors are equipped with features like SOS panic buttons, GPS tracking and two-way communication to provide peace of mind to organizations while creating an atmosphere of support at the office. 
 
Employees may feel reluctant to wear devices that track their location or health metrics, seeing them as intrusive. To counter this feeling of discomfort, companies should ensure their workers receive training on how to use this technology and understand its value as monitoring data. They should also strive to balance accurate monitoring needs with legal restrictions regarding employee privacy requirements. 
 
lone worker app To meet this challenge, Mercari Technologies has introduced ergonomic and versatile wearables that can be integrated into workwear or safety gear to promote healthy lifestyles in the workplace. These devices include fitness trackers that monitor heart rate and steps as well as health monitoring devices which detect early signs of fatigue or illness and alert appropriate personnel immediately for early intervention to significantly decrease workplace accidents caused by illness or tiredness. 
 
Choose the ideal wearable safety device based on your individual needs and preferences. Runners might seek lightweight options with built-in GPS, while parents prefer easy to operate devices that both they and their children can use (some plans offer family plans with multiple buttons that link together). Elderly or disabled users may prefer alarms with large panic buttons for easy pressing as well as fall detection alarms. 
 
Businesses should evaluate their needs and capabilities of available smart wearable safety devices before making their selection. EHS managers can assist in this process by conducting pilot programs to test efficacy of devices in real world settings as well as identify any obstacles to adoption of relevant wearables into existing policies and protocols; then developing comprehensive plans to improve office safety using relevant wearables integrated into policies/protocols to integrate wearables. In addition, EHS managers can help manage ongoing costs by determining required devices, their maintenance/update schedules/software upgrades/battery replacement costs of future devices as well as tracking battery replacement needs over time. 

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