The customer: Swift
Swift, a subsidiary of JBS S.A., is a major player in the global food industry, specializing in high-quality meat products. The company employs roughly 90,000 people worldwide, operates 500+ stores and multiple production centers, and processes millions of animals annually.
Managing a large workforce in meat processing — especially under Brazil's stringent NR36 regulations — is a significant challenge. Swift implemented face recognition integrated with SmartX HUB to transform workforce management for over 500 employees across three shifts at its initial plant, using a connected safety platform.
NR36 compliance across shifts and cold zones
NR36 protects workers in meat-processing plants by enforcing strict rules on exposure times, rest breaks, thermal comfort, PPE and medical monitoring. Compliance means ensuring worker safety while managing the schedules, productivity and well-being of hundreds of employees across shifts — monitoring individual and collective risks, managing entry/exit times, and ensuring mandated breaks. On top of that, occupational-disease claims demand strict adherence to standards to limit legal and financial liability.
Exposure & break rules
NR36 mandates strict exposure times and rest breaks in the cold.
Hundreds across shifts
Schedules, productivity and well-being to manage across 3 shifts.
Individual & collective risk
Both personal and group risks must be monitored continuously.
Legal liability
Occupational-disease claims demand airtight documentation.