Making a work environment safe using at least one electronic beacon and an electronic tag

A method for making a work environment safe using at least one electronic beacon and an electronic tag carried by an operator, said beacon and said tag being capable of communicating with one another using a communication scheduler implementing a communication management algorithm,

• wherein said work environment comprises at least one exclusion zone for said operator,
• said method, implemented by computer-based means and said communication scheduler, includes:
• a) an initial configuration phase comprising the following steps:
• beaconing in which said at least one electronic beacon is positioned in the work environment so as to delimit said exclusion zone;
• and
• modelling the exclusion zone by generating a virtual safety cordon according to the positioning of said at least one beacon in the work environment,
• b) followed by a subsequent use phase comprising the following steps:
• measuring the distance of the electronic tag relative to said at least one beacon;
• determining the relative position of said operator in the work environment according to the measured distance;
• and
• generating, via said tag, a warning signal for said operator when said operator crosses said virtual safety cordon.