Why is Wearable Safety Important for COVID-19, and How Do I Choose the Right Device?
Everyone has spent the COVID-19 pandemic navigating changing restrictions, outbreaks, and transmission scares. With the ever-changing nature of this time in mind, we wanted to discuss factors that will come into play when choosing to invest in a wearable device, and again when choosing which one to proceed with.
Employee perceptions
Research shows that many employees don’t feel safe returning to work. The issue with this is that for many, working from home is simply not an option. Doing what you can to alleviate this concern goes a long way towards improving employee perceptions, and making them feel comfortable with this return. Opting to introduce a wearable safety product like Proxxi Contact helps your employees feel safer, and feel that their organization cares about their wellbeing.
With automated contact tracing, employees can also have peace of mind that they have not come into contact with someone after a diagnosis has occurred. By using contact tracing you can confirm both who was in contact, but also who was not, and this can help alleviate any concerns about forgotten contact.
Organizational flow
When it comes to choosing your contact tracing solution, a big part factor is how it fits into your organizational flow. Making sure you take into account the deployment, daily requirements, ease of use, and adjustments required before making a decision will help you make the best choice for your organization.
Legal implications
With wearable safety, there are a multitude of legal implications for your employees and any associated unions. One of the most important implications is around the collection of health data. With a wearable device, it is important to be aware of what health data is being collected and who has access to it.
Another concern to keep in mind is the impact of location tracking, especially if there is an expectation for users to take home their wearable safety device. Beyond the employee perceptions, this can also have major legal implications.
In the case of Proxxi Contact, no individual health data is being collected, so the Wristband is HIPAA compliant. Additionally, there is no GPS unit within the Wristband itself, so no location tracking can occur. Both of these factors help Legal and HR feel comfortable with deploying Contact in an organization.
Speed, ease, and accuracy of contact tracing
Another point to consider when choosing to deploy wearable safety is the practicality and ease of performing contact tracing. Specifically, ensuring that you can perform contact tracing without too much struggle and trust the results you’re getting. As we all know, human memory is fallible, so opting to bring in technology to help with this is a great first step! Ensuing that the product you choose to proceed with is easy and quick to use when contact tracing is required will be paramount to a fast and accurate response to a diagnosis.
Proxxi Contact’s data is instantly available through the Dashboard, allowing for managers or HR to identify potential contacts with a few clicks.