fatigue-monitoring-technology

Wearable devices and EEG-based systems used to detect worker drowsiness and fatigue to prevent accidents and improve safety.

1 chapter across 1 book

The Battle for Your Brain (2015)David Eagleman

Chapter 2: Your Brain at Work 1. “Police Investigate Truck Driver’s Facebook Brag About 20 Hours of Driving,” CDLLife , November 18, 2015, https://cdllife.com/2015/police-investigate-truck-drivers-facebook-brag- about-20-hours-of-driving/. 2. “Road Transport,” SmartCap , accessed July 8, 2022, http://www.smartcaptech.com/industries/transport/. 3. Peter Ker, “Australian Employers Are Scanning Their Workers’ Minds,” Australian Financial Review , July 3, 2015, https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/management/australian- employers-are-scanning-their-workers-minds-20150703-gi46x7; “Wenco International Mining Systems Acquires SmartCap, the World’s Leading Fatigue Monitoring Wearable Device,” Wenco, May 5, 2021, https://www.wencomine.com/news/wenco-international-mining-systems- acquires-smartcap-the-worlds-leading-fatigue-monitoring-wearable-device. 4. “Wearable Tech Eliminates Microsleeps,” Hazardex , January 9, 2020, https://www.hazardexonthenet.net/article/176670/Wearable-technology-eliminates- microsleeps.aspx. 5. Cliona McParland and Regina Connolly, “Employee Monitoring in the Digital Era: Managing the Impact of Innovation,” 2019 ENTRENOVA Conference Proceedings (September 2019): 548–57, https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3492245. 6. “Tesco in Trouble over Electronic Armbands,” Triple Pundit , March 7, 2013, https://www.triplepundit.com/story/2013/tesco-trouble-over-electronic-armbands/107666. 7. Stacy Mitchell, in discussion with the author, December 15, 2020. 8. Ceylan Yeginsu, “If Workers Slack Off, the Wristband Will Know. (And Amazon Has a Patent for It.),” New York Times , February 1, 2018, https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/01/technology/amazon-wristband-tracking-privacy.html. 9. Sarah O’Connor, “Workplace Surveillance May Hurt Us More Than It Helps,” Irish Times , January 15, 2021, https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/workplace-surveillance-may-hurt- us-more-than-it-helps-1.4457355. 10. Stacy Mitchell, in discussion with the author, December 15, 2020. 11. “ExpressVPN Survey Reveals the Extent of Surveillance on the Remote Workforce,” ExpressVPN , May 20, 2021, https://www.expressvpn.com/blog/expressvpn-survey- surveillance-on-the-remote-workforce/. 12. Emine Saner, “Employers Are Monitoring Computers, Toilet Breaks—Even Emotions. Is Your Boss Watching You?,” Guardian (US edition), May 14, 2018, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/14/is-your-boss-secretly-or-not-so-secretly- watching-you. 13. “News Roundup, Sept. 24: Fatigue-Detecting Headgear Makes US Debut, Star Chiropractor Cracks Truckers’ Backs,” Overdrive Online , September 24, 2019, https://www.overdriveonline.com/business/article/14896946/news-roundup-sept-24-fatigue- detecting-headgear-makes-us-debut-star-chiropractor-cracks-truckers-backs. 14. SmartCap, Case Study: Transportation Pilot , September 17, 2018. http://www.smartcaptech.com/wp-content/uploads/smartcap-case-study-transportation- pilot.pdf. 15. Ker, “Australian Employers Are Scanning”; Chandra Steele, “The Quantified Employee: How Companies Use Tech to Track Workers,” PCMagazine , February 14, 2020,

Chapter 2 of "The Battle for Your Brain" explores the increasing use of neurotechnology and wearable devices to monitor worker fatigue, attention, and productivity across various industries such as transportation, mining, and retail. It highlights real-world cases of fatigue-related accidents and the deployment of EEG and biometric systems to detect drowsiness and cognitive engagement, while also addressing the ethical and privacy concerns surrounding workplace surveillance. The chapter further discusses the impact of these technologies on trust, employee well-being, and the evolving nature of workplace monitoring in the digital era.