Safety devices, systems, and methods for monitoring tools in connection with hazardous environments

A safety system for managing a plurality of tools in proximity to an electric panel, the system comprising:

• at least one camera positioned in proximity to the electric panel, the camera is configured to capture a plurality of images of tools used in proximity to the electric panel,
• a processor communicatively coupled to the at least one camera, wherein the processor is configured to:
• generate a virtual boundary in proximity to the electric panel, wherein the virtual boundary spans between a hazard zone and a safe zone, and wherein the camera is configured to capture images of tools crossing the virtual boundary;
• analyze the plurality of images to determine if a tool has crossed the virtual boundary from the safe zone into the hazard zone;
• and
• analyze the plurality of images to determine if the tool has crossed the virtual boundary from the hazard zone into the safe zone, wherein the processor is configured to transmit a warning message to a user computing device when the tool has crossed the virtual boundary into the hazard zone but did not subsequently cross the virtual boundary into the safe zone.

A safety system for managing a plurality of tools in proximity to an electric panel and with a toolbox, the toolbox including an interior surface defining a cavity, the system comprising:

• at least one camera positioned in proximity to the electric panel, the camera is configured to capture a plurality of images of tools used in proximity to the electric panel and at least one camera coupled to the toolbox, wherein the at least one camera is configured to capture images, in-real time, of at least one of the interior surface of the toolbox, at least one of the plurality of tools stored in the cavity, and an area adjacent to the toolbox;
• a processor communicatively coupled to the at least one camera, wherein the processor is configured to:
• generate a virtual boundary in proximity to the electric panel, wherein the virtual boundary spans between a hazard zone and a safe zone, and wherein the camera is configured to capture images of tools crossing the virtual boundary;
• analyze the plurality of images to determine if a tool has crossed the virtual boundary from the safe zone into the hazard zone;
• analyze the plurality of images to determine if the tool has crossed the virtual boundary from the hazard zone into the safe zone;
• analyze the images to identify an absent tool, the absent tool is not contained in the cavity of the toolbox;
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• in response to at least one of identifying an absent tool and determining that the tool has crossed the virtual boundary into the hazard zone but did not subsequently cross the virtual boundary into the safe zone, transmit a warning message to a user computing device.