Rising Stars of Safety, Class of 2021
Chrispus Muhindi Mercy
Age: 36
Occupational Health and Safety Engineer
The Boeing Co.
Mesa, AZ
“We were selected as the pilot location for a new technology designed to enable physical distancing during the pandemic. The technology involved wristbands with proximity sensors that would give an alert when two employees got within 6 feet of each other for an extended period of time. Chris was the EHS field lead and effectively worked with shop floor volunteers, their managers and the technical support team. Alerts had to be tracked manually and Chris developed a system that was successfully implemented with daily tracking over a six-week trial period.”
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