By bringing together fatigue science, workforce data and predictive insights, BaselineNC helps organisations take a more proactive approach to fatigue risk management, supporting safer decision making and healthier, safer working environments across the transport sector as well as demonstrating tangible ROIs.
It is encouraging to see innovation in fatigue risk management recognised alongside other initiatives helping to shape the future of the rail industry. This shortlisting reflects the expertise and dedication of our team, as well as the collaboration of the clients and partners who have helped shape and evolve the platform:
The Evolution of BaselineNC
Beginning as the Driver Innovation Safety Challenge (DISC), through to FOCUS+ and now BaselineNC, the project has seen the collaboration of academia, medical experts and industry to develop a world leading workplace fatigue monitoring system that can help save lives, reduce risk and deliver efficiencies in public transport but also across other industry sectors and safety-critical job roles.
First Prototype (Left) and Latest Version (Right)
Leading to a wider EIT Urban Mobility funded project involving Edinburgh Trams, DKV Debreceni Közlekedési Zrt. and Edinburgh Napier University, providing valuable data on how the system functions across different modes of public transport.
Recent evolutions include the development of Android™ and iOS® mobile applications, improvements to real-time dashboard visualisations and the development of AI-powered data analysis and insights functionality.
BaselineNC is also now part of the AVEVA™ Partner Ecosystem, supporting the protection of the human asset by further enabling the “human sensor” with a “predictive maintenance” approach.
The BaselineNC Workplace Fatigue Monitoring Wearable has also been featured as part of the EIT Urban Mobility Impact Stories series: Wearable technology for human error prevention in transportation
Additionally, IHF was selected over 113 organisations to deliver the initial DISC contract and BaselineNC was shortlisted as part of the CBRE Innovation Challenge 2026 — as a straight finalist from 290 submissions — based on its client value, ROI potential, market differentiation and ease of implementation.
