Manage Worker Fatigue and Alertness

MSCI Panel Discussion: Managing Fatigue, Impairment, and Human Factors with AlertMeter®

Written by Peter Hay | October 22, 2024

How AlertMeter® Used In The Steel Industry

Predictive Safety's Jeff Sease was joined by Triple S Steel and Steel & Pipe Supply at the 2024 MSCI Steel Conference discussing how AlertMeter® is utilized within each company's safety program. It's a great conversation addressing many of the commonly asked questions when it comes to AlertMeter®. 

The panel discusses the  importance of employee engagement, legal concerns, change management, objections, and how The AlertMeter® has helped enhance their safety culture and give management a tool to engage with their workforce in a non-bias, effective way to ensure they are rested, alert, and ready for work

 


Key Moments Discussing Common Questions About How To Use The AlertMeter®

27:51- Triple S Steel talking about the importance of engagement

30:15- Change Management and Overall Wellness for Staff

30:45 - Question regarding workers avoiding having a conversation with Management.

34:05- How AlertMeter does not discriminate

36:45- Legal Issues/ Lawsuits

  • 40:30- Culture of a Safe Workplace and assurance that everyone around you is alert and ready for work.
  • 40:43- Not a medical test or collects medical data
  • 42:10- Documentation questions and legal issues from not documenting

45:31- Time keeping/ integration questions

47:30- If the person’s baseline is to be impaired, how can the system identify impairment

  • 51:15- Importance of knowing Risk and not neglecting the possibility of Risk

52:20- Effects of distractions while playing the game

53:55- Objections to playing the game and how Triple S Steel and Steel and Pipe handle it

54:40- What if someone scores outside their normal range? Discussing alternative job assignments

55:53- Misc questions- How many times should someone play the game, should office staff participate, etc.

57:33- Not using AlertMeter as a reason for termination