In order to prevent heat stroke among workers working indoors and outdoors, including construction sites, the development of technologies and services for physical condition management using wearable terminals is progressing.
Of these, a major electronic component manufacturer has developed a headset-type terminal that can be worn over the ear, measuring heart rate and blood oxygen concentration through the earlobe to detect abnormalities in physical condition.
Bone conduction technology that vibrates bones to transmit sound makes it easy to make calls even in noisy places, and it is easy to convey changes in physical condition.
Mr. Yasuhiko Owada, the development leader of Kyocera, said, "I want to create an environment where I can properly communicate to the other party in a dangerous situation, such as detecting changes in my physical condition and contacting" Is it okay? "
On the other hand, IT companies in Tokyo have added a new function from last year to the service that manages physical condition with a wristwatch-type wearable terminal so that AI can judge the risk of heat stroke based on changes in past physical condition.
Specifically, when there is a harbinger of heat stroke, the screen glows yellow and vibrates to encourage you to take a rest, and it also analyzes changes in the numerical values after the break to tell you the appropriate timing for recovery.
This information is also notified to the site manager, which means that it has been introduced by about 60 companies including major construction companies so far.
Masao Ouchi, president of the developed "Ubiteq", said, "There are cases where there are no subjective symptoms or it is difficult to say, so I want to make it easier to take a break by visualizing the data."