DHL enhances workplace safety using IoT
To create a safer warehouse environment for its employees, DHL Supply Chain, recently completed a pilot project at the DHL Advanced Regional Center in Singapore using Internet of Things (IoT) technology.
According to a media release, data from wearable wireless sensors were used to prevent accidents by monitoring employee fatigue levels, suggesting rest periods, and sending alerts when people were in close proximity to moving equipment – all in real time.
With the regular movement of forklifts, belts and other materials handling equipment (MHE) in warehouse operations, incidents involving MHE consistently rank among the top safety-related incidents that occur in DHL warehouses every day. Read more…
