Like many manufacturers around the world, Ford Motor Company has had to shift gears due to the coronavirus pandemic and changed its production schedule for the past several weeks.
With production resuming as early as next month, the auto manufacturer is trying to find ways to protect the health of its employees, reports Bloomberg.
A dozen employees at a Ford factory in Plymouth, Michigan are currently testing out wristbands that vibrate if they are too close to each other, notifying their wearers that they need to move away from other people in the factory.
The CDC recommend that people maintain a distance of six feet from others to lower their risk of infection from COVID-19, and with these vibrating wristbands, employees at the Ford factory can know right away if they aren’t adhering to the distance recommendations.
The factory where the wristbands are being tried out has shifted production from cars to ventilators and respirators for hospitals.
Ford has piloted several other safety procedures including a daily survey for its employees in which they report on their health. If the trial is successful, Ford is expected to roll out the devices to all of its factories along with thermal imaging scans to detect fevers.
A spokeswoman for the automaker, Kelly Felker, also says that staff will be provided with masks and some will also receive plastic face shields.
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