VigiLife named finalist in Garmin’s Most Innovative Solutions Awards
VigiLife has been named a finalist in Garmin’s 2024 Most Innovative Solutions Awards — the only company based in the United States to make it to the finalist stage. The event showcases groundbreaking solutions that combine Garmin’s wearable technology within health and wellness programs, with the aim of generating lasting long-term benefits. “We are excited […]
VigiLife Wins ‘World Changing Ideas’ Award
VigiLife is proud to be named a winner in Fast Company’s 2024 World Changing Ideas Awards based on our work with Rogers-O’Brien Construction, a Dallas-based general contractor that adopted SafeGuard to protect its team of nearly 100 construction workers from dangerously high temperatures. Learn more about how the adoption of VigiLife Safeguard helped Rogers-O’Brien Construction […]
Is Your Team Ready for OSHA Heat Stress Inspections?
The summer heat is upon us and that means workers in many industries are now more susceptible than ever to heat-related injuries. Heat stress can have a serious physical and psychological impact on its victims, resulting in dehydration, exhaustion, heatstroke, fatigue, and—in some cases—death. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recognizes the dangers that […]
How to Use the Apple Watch for Safety at Work
Whether it’s working outdoors, in confined spaces, or as a first responder, some jobs are inherently dangerous, and an accident could have life-threatening consequences. Did you know that it’s estimated that 7,500 people die every day due to their occupation? About 15% are from short-term accidents. Even worse, about 85% of occupational long-term illness and injuries occur […]
Heat Stress: A Poem by ChatGPT
And now for something completely different… In case you missed it, ChatGPT—an AI chatbot developed by OpenAI that is designed to respond to natural language queries—launched last November. And since then, the Internet has been abuzz with its handiwork as ChatGPT has been tasked with researching articles, debugging code, decorating rooms, and even writing an original […]
Enhancing Senior Care with Artificial Intelligence
Right now, there are more than 56 million seniors (aged 65+) living in the U.S. This number is expected to continue growing as the baby boomer generation ages into older adulthood. By 2030, an estimated 73.1 million will be aged 65 or older. By 2050, this number will hit 85.7 million and seniors will account for […]
VigiLife Announces Partnership with greenTEG for Advanced Core Body Temperature Monitoring
One of the major challenges faced by workers is heat-related stress, as it can impact vigilance, concentration, decision making, and the execution of physical skills. That’s why VigiLife is partnering with Swiss company greenTEG to integrate their CORE sensing platform (based on the CALERA® solution) into our SafeGuard® application. Governments around the world are increasingly setting heat safety policies to provide protection for workers. Several […]
10 Tips for Coping with Holiday Stress
‘Tis the season to be stressed out! Sure, the holidays are time for family and cheer, but many people find this time of year brings about as much stress as it does joy. According to this recent study from the American Psychiatric Association: 31% of adults are expecting to feel more stressed this holiday season than […]
3 Common Holiday Injuries (and How to Avoid Them)
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Unfortunately, it’s also that time of year when hospitals see a sharp uptick in holiday-related accidents. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), an estimated 15,000 people end up in the emergency room every year due to decorating-related injuries. And fire departments nationwide respond to an average […]
Boeing/NASA Starliner Program Will Use SafeGuard for 2023 Mission
Back in November, VigiLife CEO Zachary Kiehl announced that VigiLife would be a subcontractor for the Boeing/NASA Starliner program. The Starliner’s first manned mission is currently scheduled for April 2023. Boeing and NASA are looking to VigiLife’s SafeGuard platform to provide real-time health and safety monitoring of the landing and recovery team. Kiehl and Jeremy Ward (VigiLife’s VP of […]