Predictive Safety AlertMeter app

Scientifically validated by NIOSH, the AlertMeter can identify effects from fatigue, illness, drugs, alcohol, stress, dehydration and any other factor that can cause impairment, all within 60 s. Through the use of a touchscreen/smartphone, an interface displays a series of different shapes that the user must identify as being the same or different. AlertMeter then uses advanced algorithms to detect variances from the user’s pre-established personal baseline, considering factors such as speed and accuracy, changes in test-taking behaviours, situational awareness, decision-making awareness, shape affinity, hand-eye coordination and memory.

If a user scores outside their normal range, a supervisor is automatically notified, giving them an objective basis to start a safety conversation with the right workers, at the right time. The AlertMeter does not discriminate on individual cognitive or language abilities, is non-invasive and non-confrontational, is simple and quick to use and can be easily integrated into existing company policies.

AlertMeter can be used by remote workers, does not disrupt productivity and encourages workers to take responsibility for their own state of mind. Users can also carry out multiple tests. AlertMeter is used throughout the USA, Europe, South Africa and Canada, and is now available to safety-conscious companies in Australia and New Zealand. Alert for Work is a distributor for the Predictive Safety AlertMeter.