Title: Discussion 2 Module 1
Course: Canvas Practice Course > Section: Module 1 - Shop Safety

Discussion topic:  Wearables at work: Is this the future?

Please read the following article on wearables at work.  Pay particular attention to areas #2 and #3.

3 Ways Wearables in Manufacturing will Transform Shop Floors (Links to an external site.) by Jason Prater

Do you see this as the way of the future?  If so, do you feel that it is an innovation that you would like?  Think of the fact that you might feel safer at work knowing that you were wearing something that signaled unsafe conditions to a machine in the shop.   How about the glove that could send information to Google glass when aimed at a product?  What if this information were used to track your work progress?

Please discuss your thoughts on wearables at work.  Keep in mind that some workplaces are already not allowing "wearables" such as headsets or earbuds.  Do these headsets impair hearing enough that an employee may not hear something important like a verbal warning that danger was imminent?