Real-time detection systems may include complex combinations of sensors, instruments, software, and processes. When used for occupational and environmental health and safety, they hold tremendous potential to improve exposure decision analytics. However, as the complexity of RTDS implementation increases, so does the potential for encountering significant difficulty.

Workers with multiple jobs present unique challenges to OEHS professionals. Multiple jobholders have been found to be more vulnerable to illness and injury inside and outside of work. They may also experience more fatigue or stress due to competing job demands, gaps in health insurance coverage, or pressures that motivated them to take on more work in the first place.