Wearable heat tech sensors could save workers from overheating, but they’re controversial
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New devices collect biometric data to estimate core body temperature—an elevated one is a symptom of heat exhaustion—and prompt workers to take cool-down breaks.
On a hot summer day in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, dozens of men removed pipes, asbestos and hazardous waste while working to decontaminate a nuclear facility and prepare it for demolition.