Interactive PPE Keeps Workers Safer

摘要

Tom Martin, Ph.D., professor of electrical and computer engineering, Virginia Tech, will tell you that his area of research is not construction-safety or personal-protective equipment, but is, instead, "wearable computing and smart fabrics." Martin and his fellow researchers, however, have combined all these aspects into what might be called prototypes of "interactive" personal protective equipment (PPE) for the construction industry.