Workplace Safety and Wearables by the Numbers

Statistics show how prevalent injuries are among industrial and frontline workers-and how wearables can ease the burden on both workers and employees. Frontline and industrial workers comprise 80% of the global workforce. They're delivery drivers, healthcare providers, housekeepers, manufacturing line workers, warehouse packers, grocery stockers, restaurant servers and more.

While these 2.7 billion workers span multiple industries, one common concern they all share is safety. Industrial and frontline employees perform tasks that are often labor-intensive and can, in and of themselves, be hazardous. In fact, nearly 1 million workplace injuries occur each day in the world.

This high number of injuries suggests that safety among this critical workforce is in crisis. Many companies only invest in minimal safety personnel, equipment or training, mostly driven by compliance with government and other regulatory agencies. It doesn