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Fujitsu has announced the development of a new algorithm to estimate heat stress in workers, using artificial intelligence technologies. Fujitsu is currently deploying the algorithm called Human Centric AI Zinrai in field trials with security guards at its Kawasaki plant. In 2016, there were over 450 workplace casualties due to heat stroke in Japan, leading to the development of this solution.
Previous algorithms estimated heat stress levels using a device worn on the arm to measure data such as humidity, temperature, as well as increases in pulse, and were primarily used in manufacturing and at construction sites. The new algorithm can now estimate heat stress levels that accumulate over time, and is suitable for employees who continually work outdoors in the summer.
Wage woes
Manufacturing is the lowest paid sector in India with a median gross salary of ₹211.7, according to Monster Salary Index. According to the new report by Monster in collaboration with Paycheck.in, a research initiative at IIM-A that is part of WageIndicator, an organisation that collects data about wages, labour law and career in more than 80 countries, median hourly salary in manufacturing dipped by 16 per cent going from ₹251.9 in 2014 to ₹211.7 in 2016. The rate at which the salaries in the sector is dipping could pose a challenge to attracting new talent, notes the report. Banking, Financial Services and Insurance are the highest paid sectors in India with ₹433 median hourly gross salary followed by IT at ₹386.80.
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