Successful fatigue management requires constant vigilance, especially when things seem routine and predictable. It requires an efficient and effective process. It requires proactive systems that put the right data in the hands of the right person at the right time to make the right decision. In this way, people can be kept safe and healthy, and continuous operations maintained.

Bridgecrest Medical has designed an end-to-end solution that combines wearable technology and real-time alerts.

With predictive analytics designed to fit your operational context, developed through partnerships with device manufacturers and industry experts, the company says it empowers “you and your team to make data-driven decisions to prevent problems before they happen.

Here’s how the system works:

• Employees are screened for major risk factors affecting sleep quality. The results are automatically synchronised with Bridgecrest Medical’s secure data analytics platform, where they can be compared with set standards for employees in similar conditions as well as the patient’s historic data
• Workers wear smartwatches, especially while they are sleeping or resting. These devices measure their biometrics, heart rate, and quality and quantity of sleep
• Data from the smartwatches automatically feeds into a computer interface. The system categorises each employee into high, medium and low-risk categories, based on data from top doctors from the world’s leading mining companies
• In the time between when the employees wake up and when they begin their shifts (often while they are eating in the cafeteria) your company’s doctor or safety manager can review the employees’ risk profiles and make just-in-time management decisions about the people whose metrics show that they are at high risk of causing an accident. This may include sending the employee to the doctor for additional testing or treatment. It may include a different work assignment for the shift (perhaps a maintenance job instead of driving heavy equipment.)

This can fit neatly into operations—without massive investments or workflow disruptions.

This system empowers managers to take proactive action against fatigue-related incidents to save lives and ensure smooth operations.