Smart footwear devices in services, transportation, and warehousing

For those who are unfamiliar, in other enterprise markets, such as field services, transportation, and warehousing, smart footwear devices provide companies with a way to track the health and safety of workers. This includes their location when working remotely, to ensure that they can be located in the event of an emergency; environmental factors, to ensure that any hazards are detected; and the amount of physical stress the worker is put under, to ensure that they are not lifting loads that are too heavy. For emergency service workers, such as firefighters, smart footwear enables workers to be accurately located anywhere in a building, without requiring them to carry an additional device. With access to all of this information, companies can ensure that workers are kept safe, reducing the amount of sick leave and the chances of a worker leaving the company due to unsafe working conditions. Vendors such as Digitsole, SolePower, and Zhor-Tech are investigating and offering these devices to companies.