Safety Warning System

A safety warning system including at least one sensor or sensor system to detect an abnormal safety situation relative to a safety zone, at least one network transmitter associated with the at least one sensor or sensor system, at least one controller associated with the at least one sensor or sensor system to receive information from the at least one sensor or sensor system and issue an alert signal based on a comparison of the information received and at least one of a safety setpoint, the alert signal issued over a safety zone network, and at least one wearable unit provided for each user in the safety zone, the wearable unit providing at least a tactile alert to the user based on the comparison to warn the user of an occurrence of an abnormal safety situation within the safety zone;

• wherein the at least tactile alert to the user is in the form of a haptic or vibration alert based on alerting the user through a sense of touch;
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• wherein the at least one network transmitter establishes a self-contained safety zone network limited to the safety zone and which is independent of both outside infrastructure and access to external communications platforms for operation.