US 2018/0322754 A1 · METHOD FOR MONITORING PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT COMPLIANCE

Abstract

Embodiments relate generally to methods and systems for monitoring personal protection equipment (PPE) compliance. A method may comprise receiving, by a user identification (ID) module, information from sensor modules attached to PPE devices worn by the user, determining if the sensor modules indicate that the PPE devices are active or inactive, communicating the information from the user ID to a supervisor console, and displaying this information by a supervisor console. The user ID may be associated with a specific user, and the sensor modules may be associated with specific PPE devices. When it is determined that a required PPE device is inactive, corrective action may be taken by the supervisor.

Claims15

Dependent claims

A method for monitoring personal protection equipment (PPE) compliance comprising:

assigning one or more PPE device to a user, wherein each of the PPE devices comprises a sensor module;
assigning a personalized user identification (ID) module to a user;
receiving, by the user ID module, information from the sensor module via wireless communication;
determining whether the PPE device is active based on the information received from the sensor module;
when the PPE device is determined to be active, sending, by the user ID, information to a supervisor console indicating PPE compliance;
displaying, by the supervisor console, that the PPE status is compliant;
when the PPE device is determined to be inactive, sending, by the user ID, information to the supervisor console indicating PPE noncompliance;
displaying, by the supervisor console, that the PPE status is noncompliant;
and
taking corrective action, by the supervisor, to ensure PPE compliance.

7 more elements

A method for monitoring personal protection equipment (PPE) compliance comprising:

assigning one or more PPE device to a user, wherein each of the PPE devices comprises a sensor module, and wherein the sensor module comprises a motion sensor;
assigning a personalized user identification (ID) module to a user;
receiving, by the user ID module, information from the sensor module via wireless communication;
associating, by the sensor module, the information from the sensor module with the PPE device attached to the sensor module;
associating, by the user ID, the information received by the user ID module with a user identifier;
determining whether the PPE device is active based on the information received from the sensor module, wherein the PPE device is determined to be active when motion is detected by the sensor module;
when the PPE device is determined to be active, sending, by the user ID, information to a supervisor console indicating PPE compliance;
displaying, by the supervisor console, that the PPE status is compliant, using the associated PPE device and associated user identifier to determine how to display the information;
when the PPE device is determined to be inactive, sending, by the user ID, information to the supervisor console indicating PPE noncompliance;
displaying, by the supervisor console, that the PPE status is noncompliant, using the associated PPE device and associated user identifier to determine how to display the information;
and
taking corrective action, by the supervisor, to ensure PPE compliance.

9 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method for monitoring personal protection equipment compliance

Life of this patent

Method for monitoring personal protection equipment compliance

Life of this patent

Abstract

Claims15