Dundee manufacturer has adapted after tracking its staff’s movements

A Dundee manufacturer has changed its layout and processes af ter using smart tech to precisely track the movement of its workers.

Rautomead, based at Wester Gourdie Industrial Estate, was one of the first in Scotland to start using Reactec ’s wearab le technology which issues a warning if employees get too close.

The continuous castings manufacturer introduced the system in May to help it comply with social distancing guidelines.

The wrist- worn Safe Distance device gives audio, vibratory and visual warnings when it comes within two metres of another device.

It automatically gathers data to a hosted database with analytics that allow employers to manage their employees’ social distancing behaviour at work and inform contact tracing if and when needed.

Rautomead managing director Brian Frame said: “It is an additional and important protection tool as part of our Covid-19 mitigation strategy.

“It has been adopted ver y successfully and effectively by our on-site employees and is used in conjunc tion with the more standard Covid-19 protection measures.

“The online analytics

have also highlighted the need to modify a few layouts and processes, and to monitor and manage our interactions in a more controlled and safe way.”

More than 10,000 Safe Distance devices are now being used in the United Kingdom, principally within manufacturing, construction, rail and local authorities.

Rautomead workers using the Safe Distance system.