Executive Q&A: Real-Time, Individualized Hydration Monitoring for Heat Injury Prevention
Date: Tuesday April 22, 2025 at 2:00pm ET - 1:00pm CT - 11:00am PT
OSHA estimates that there are up to 40 times as many heat-related injuries and deaths than are actually reported, because many incidents are indirectly caused by the cognitive and physical effects of dehydration, such as falls and crush injuries. While there are devices that protect workers from severe heat stress, these devices rely on “trailing indicators” like heart rate and skin temperature. But by the time your heart rate and temperature are elevated, you are already in trouble—at best you need to take the rest of the day off; at worst you need urgent medical attention.
In this webinar we will introduce the only industrial heat safety device that directly measures each individual worker’s actual sweat loss in real time, and gives workers direct haptic feedback to stay ahead of the dehydration curve. Funded by Chevron and created by Epicore Biosystems, the Connected Hydration wearable measures sweat loss and warns the worker, through vibrational feedback, each time they lose 500ml of fluid. By drinking a bottle of water every time they feel the vibration, workers can stay ahead of dehydration, fatigue, and injury, and remain safe and productive.
Speaker:
James Ryan
Chief Revenue Officer
James Ryan is Chief Revenue Officer of Epicore Biosystems, and is also Editor in Chief of the Journal of Business and Artificial Intelligence, and a mentor at the Harvard Innovation Labs. Mr. Ryan has a bachelor's degree from Harvard and a master's degree from Osaka University in Japan. He has spent thirty years building, growing and operating B2B technology startups around the world. As Chief Revenue Officer, Mr. Ryan oversees all aspects of Epicore's sales and marketing efforts globally. He is fluent in Japanese, is a proficient programmer in a half dozen computer languages and has a private pilot's license.
Moderator:
David Kopf
Executive Editor and Publisher of OH&S
A career business media professional, David Kopf has led OH&S since January 2023. He has been with OH&S’s parent company 1105 Media since 2007, previously publishing and editing titles for the post-acute healthcare market. Prior to that, Kopf has served in various editorial capacities in the telecommunications, data communications, banking and power sports industries. Kopf is committed to reinforcing and expanding OH&S’s value and range of services for workplace safety professionals, and the Executive Q&A webinar series is the latest example of that initiative.
Date: Apr 22, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM ET
Duration: 1 Hour