Hydration Testing Updates and News
How to Avoid Heat and Hydration Penalties from OSHA’s National Emphasis Program
What is OSHA's new National Emphasis Program? National Emphasis Program (NEP) shows they are focused on preventing heat-related injuries and illnesses in a wide range of industries. The threat of heat-related injury and illness is serious, especially for workers...
MX3 Partners with Twilight Aged Care for Hydration Testing
Hydration is very important for older adults. Research has shown that dehydration is associated with an increased risk of accidents, such as falls, and other health conditions, such as urinary tract infections. Current measures of hydration are inaccurate and/or...
The Science of Hydration: Spot-check USG – less accurate than you think!
Many companies and sports teams have relied on urine specific gravity (USG) spot-checks for identifying dehydrated workers or athletes. In this post we’ll highlight some research demonstrating how this approach can lead to many workers being incorrectly classified as...
The Science of Hydration: The importance of training in workplace heat stress management
35% of workers experience occupational heat strain when working in the heat, increasing the risk of heat-related illnesses (HRI). Alongside thermal risk assessment, environmental controls and physiological monitoring, one of the most important ways to reduce risk...
The Science of Hydration: Dehydration, avoidable errors,and injuries
Dehydration and avoidable errors We’ve previously described how even mild dehydration increases confusion and fatigue, inhibiting decision making and increasing the difficulty of complex mental tasks. In this article we’ll look at several studies which examine the...
Measure now, upload later
The LOCAL mode of the MX3 App has been greatly enhanced to improve functionality in environments where pairing with a mobile device isn’t practical. LOCAL mode measurements are now stored on the MX3 LAB and can be uploaded to the MX3 App and assigned to users for data...
The Science of Hydration – Identifying dehydrated children with the MX3 Hydration Testing System
Dehydration can severely impact the cognitive performance of children, increasing confusion and irritability and tiredness. Despite the availability of beverages in childcare and educational facilities, many children, especially those who live in hot and arid...
MX3 named CORE Hot 30 Innovator
MX3 named as CORE Hot 30 Innovator MX3 has been selected as one of the inaugural Hot 30 innovators by the CORE innovation hub. The CORE Hot 30 is a list of Australia's top innovators in the energy, resources, mining, space and defence industries, with companies...
The Science of Hydration – Sweat sodium concentration: why measure and what influences it?
Recently we launched the MX3 Sweat Sodium Test – a kit which contains everything needed to collect and analyse a sweat sample for sodium levels in combination with the MX3 LAB PRO. In this article we’ll discuss how sweat sodium concentration varies and what factors...
MX3 at MINESAFE 2020: Workplace Heat Stress and Hydration Management
MX3 CMO Prof. Trevor Kilpatrick presented at the Minesafe International 2020 Conference. Trevor's talk detailed the importance of heat stress and hydration management on the worksite and compared the scientific evidence behind the different technologies available for...