Five Ways eq LifeBand Can Safeguard Your Team’s Wellbeing

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has recently confirmed that 2024 was the hottest year on record with global temperatures tracking around 1.55°C above the pre-industrial level. It’s not an isolated case: the past ten years, from 2015 to 2024, are the ten warmest years on record. This means that we have witnessed an extraordinary – and extraordinarily concerning – streak of record-breaking temperatures in the past decade.

As global temperatures continue to rise, protecting workers from heat-related illnesses has become an urgent problem for many industries – especially those operating in hazardous environments. Heat stress is a serious concern and can lead to dehydration, heat exhaustion, and even life-threatening conditions such as heatstroke. While traditional PPE helps shield workers from external hazards, it often exacerbates heat stress by trapping body heat.

eq LifeBand is an innovative and proactive approach to heat injury prevention. This lightweight, highly accurate, and cost-effective wearable device can safeguard your team’s health in many ways. Here’s how.

1.   Continuous Core Body Temperature Monitoring

Heat-related illnesses often develop gradually, making it difficult for workers to recognise when they are at risk. The eq LifeBand eliminates this uncertainty by continuously tracking core body temperature in real time. Unlike surface-level temperature readings, which can be influenced by external conditions, eq LifeBand provides an accurate assessment of internal heat strain.

By alerting both workers and supervisors when temperature thresholds are exceeded, the device allows proactive intervention – allowing individuals to rest, rehydrate, or adjust workloads before heat stress becomes dangerous.

2.   Reducing the Risk of Dehydration

Maintaining hydration is one of the most effective ways to prevent heat stress, yet in high-pressure work environments, workers often forget to drink water regularly. The eq LifeBand can be configured to send automatic hydration prompts, ensuring that team members stay adequately hydrated throughout their shifts.

With these reminders, the device helps reduce the risk of dehydration-related fatigue, dizziness, and impaired decision-making – factors that could otherwise compromise both worker wellbeing and operational safety.

3.   Smarter Work-Rest Cycles

Different work environments require different heat management strategies. The eq LifeBand integrates Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) monitoring, allowing supervisors to develop tailored work-rest schedules based on actual environmental heat exposure.

Rather than relying on generalised heat stress guidelines, eq LifeBand ensures that each worker follows a personalised work-rest plan that considers factors such as humidity, temperature, and exertion levels. This level of customisation helps minimise the risk of overheating while maintaining productivity.

4.   Customisable Alerts and Thresholds

Heat tolerance varies from person to person: one person may be perfectly fine in conditions that make another struggle. and a one-size-fits-all approach to heat protection is often ineffective. The eq LifeBand offers fully customisable heat stress thresholds, allowing organisations to set individual parameters based on each worker’s role, physical condition, and environmental exposure.

With on-device alerts, workers receive immediate notifications when about to reach their personal limits. Safety managers can also change the settings based on site-specific risks, for full compliance with ACGIH heat stress guidelines.

5.   Smarter Decision-Making

To be truly effective, all decisions need to be based on one thing above all – data. The eq LifeBand is designed to work seamlessly with Equivital’s Black Ghost V2 platform, providing a comprehensive data management solution. By collecting, analysing, and storing real-time heat stress data, organisations gain valuable insights into workplace conditions and long-term trends.

This integration allows safety managers to identify high-risk areas where additional cooling measures may be needed; monitor workforce heat stress levels remotely; and generate reports for compliance and safety audits.

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