AlertMeter® Impairment Detection Technology

Since 2021, we’ve seen a sharp rise in workers quitting their jobs. Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that 4 million workers in America quit their jobs in 2021, the highest in the last decade and the pace has continued. Moreover, the exodus is happening in large numbers, and the workers opt for other careers. Some of the most affected industries were those that command skilled, blue-collar workers including the oil and gas, mining, construction, and manufacturing industries.

Fatigue at work is one of the most common contributing factors to workplace accidents and near-misses. Worker fatigue can manifest from a number of reasons, both work-related and not. Most fatigue at work and its symptoms accompany sleep debt, an accumulation of insufficient restorative sleep, but it can also arise from mental or physical exertion, personal health factors, and psychosocial factors. Regardless of its cause, fatigue at work is more than just being tired and it can impair one mentally as well as physically.