New technology tracks location, body temperature, heart rate and blood pressure of workers on construction sites. But trade union leader Wong Ping advises authorities to make use of new technology voluntary, as workers may not want health information tracked. — SCMP
Hong Kong’s second-largest public housing provider is planning to introduce a digitised tracking system including smart helmets and wristbands that monitor workers’ health at construction sites in a bid to improve safety.
The measures follow a series of fatal industrial accidents in the city this month. The Smart Site Safety System (4S) was likely to be adopted at 16 public housing projects under construction after a trial run at a Kai Tak development site, the Housing Society told the Post.
