Impairment Detection Tool - National Safety Council

Impairment detection technologies (IDTs) have the potential to identify impairment from multiple causes, including substances, fatigue and other factors, and aid in fitness-for-work assessments. To help employers make informed decisions about these technologies, NSC has researched available IDTs and their applicability to workplace safety. Use the interactive tool below to learn more about the current technologies identified by NSC. These interactive, filterable charts provide details on each technology, including:

● Delivery application methods
● The most common industries using the technologies
● How each technology assesses for impairment
● How each technology was evaluated, and more

For the full findings, check out the new NSC report on this topic.

Vendor Information

AlertMeter	Monthly Subscription	Duration Approx 60 seconds	Primary Industries Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Construction, Health Care, Manufacturing, Maritime, Mining, Transportation and Warehousing, Utilities	Headquarters: United States, Canada Year Product Launched: 2015 Recommended Test Deployment: Pre-shift; during shift; post-shift Delivery Application: Any touchscreen device
Cannabis & Alcohol Impairment Detection Solution	Yearly Subscription Set-up Fee	Duration Up to 5 seconds	Primary Industries Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Construction, Health Care, Manufacturing	Headquarters: Canada Year Product Launched: ** Recommended Test Deployment: All intervals (except continuously) Delivery Application: Fixed “Safe Entry Stations
Druid	Yearly Subscription	Duration 3 minutes	Primary Industries Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Construction, Education, Finance and Insurance, Health Care, Manufacturing, Management of Companies and Enterprises, Mining, Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, Retail Trade, Transportation and Warehousing, Utilities, Wholesale Trade	Headquarters: United States Year Product Launched: 2018 Recommended Test Deployment: All intervals (except continuously) Delivery Application: Touchscreen tablet or smartphone
ExceleRATE/Vitals	Yearly Subscription Set-up Fee	Duration 20-25 minutes	Primary Industries Transportation and Warehousing, Other Safety Sensitive Industries	Headquarters: Canada Year Product Launched: 2012 - closed studies with law enforcement Recommended Test Deployment: Pre-hire; post-incident; random; return to work Delivery Application: Mobile tablet
F2D2	**	Duration Up to 11 minutes	Primary Industries **	Headquarters: Germany Year Product Launched: 2015 (F2D launched in 2006) Recommended Test Deployment: ** Delivery Application: Head-based device

IDT Category

	Oculomotor-Based Testing	Psychomotor Vigilance Testing	Head Movement/Motion	Body Movement/Motion	Speech	Traditional Field-Sobriety Testing	Full-Body Scan	Other Cognitive Performance
AlertMeter
Cannabis & Alcohol Impairment Detection Solution
Druid
ExceleRATE/Vitals
F2D2 **
Guardian **
Optalert
OSPAT
PMI FIT 2000
PVT Workfit
PVT-192 **
SafetyScan
SOBEREYE
WIT
Zxerex Safe

IDT Evaluation Characteristics

	Have multiple forms of impairment been evaluated?	Type of research available	Primary source of funding for research	Do scientific publications exist concerning the use of the technology in the workplace?
AlertMeter Evaluated	Alcohol Cannabis Fatigue	Peer Reviewed Case Studies	Self Funded Academic Institution(s) U.S. Federal Agency
Cannabis & Alcohol Impairment Detection Solution Ongoing	Ongoing	Peer Reviewed Independent Clinical Studies	Self Funded	Unknown
Druid Evaluated	Alcohol Cannabis Fatigue	Peer Reviewed Published Scientific Papers	Academic Institution(s) U.S. Federal Agency
ExceleRATE/Vitals Evaluated		Peer Reviewed Client-Based Case Studies	Academic Institution(s) U.S. Federal Agency Canada Federal Agency Non-Profit Organization(s)	primarily about driving risk among older adults
F2D2 Evaluated	Mostly for fatigue	Peer Reviewed	Unknown

*All data are based on self-reported information collected from the respective technology vendors, as a scan of readily available public documents and scientific evidence (i.e., peer-reviewed, and unpublished scientific papers). Data presented in this report are intended for informational purposes only and are not intended to represent the views or policies of National Safety Council.

**Unable to obtain sufficient evidence

***Vendor reported reliance on past research conducted to assess the efficacy of the science the technology is based on (e.g., oculomotor-based testing, psychomotor vigilance testing, etc.).

Impairment Detection Technology for the Workplace

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