BeSafe B2.0 Smart Multisensory Platform for Safety in Workplaces

Abstract

Wearable technologies are becoming a profitable means of monitoring a person’s health state, such as heart rate and physical activity. The use of the smartwatch is becoming consolidated, not only as a novelty but also as a very useful tool for daily use. In addition, other devices, such as helmets or belts, are beneficial for monitoring workers and the early detection of any anomaly. They can provide valuable information, especially in work environments, where they help reduce the rate of accidents and occupational diseases, which makes them powerful Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). The constant monitoring of the worker’s health can be done in real-time, through temperature, falls, noise, impacts, or heart rate meters, activating an audible and vibrating alarm when an anomaly is detected. The gathered information is transmitted to a server in charge of collecting and processing it. In the first place, this paper provides an exhaustive review of the state of the art on works related to electronics for human activity behavior. After that, a smart multisensory bracelet, combined with other devices, developed a control platform that can improve operators’ security in the working environment. Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things (AIoT) bring together the information to improve safety on construction sites, power stations, power lines, etc. Real-time and historic data is used to monitor operators’ health and a hybrid system between Gaussian Mixture Model and Human Activity Classification. That is, our contribution is also founded on the use of two machine learning models, one based on unsupervised learning and the other one supervised. Where the GMM gave us a performance of 80%, 85%, 70%, and 80% for the 4 classes classified in real time, the LSTM obtained a result under the confusion matrix of 0.769, 0.892, and 0.921 for the carrying-displacing, falls, and walking-standing activities, respectively. This information was sent in real time through the platform that has been used to analyze and process the data in an alarm system.

Guarding skin under PPE: Mechanistic insights and technological innovations

“…Incorporating health technology, PPE now features physiological monitoring systems equipped with biofeedback and sensing technologies 66,67 . These systems actively monitor physiological indicators such as heart rate, blood pressure, and skin condition.…”

Five factors affecting the on-body placement of wearable tactile safety promotion device for construction workers-on-foot

“…The delivery of tactile feedback for construction workers has also been evaluated for additional on-body placements, including hard hat (Li et al , 2014; Li et al , 2016; Dong et al , 2018; Jo et al , 2019; Aliyev et al , 2020), neck (Hines et al , 2015; GDOT, US, 2020; Golovina et al , 2021), one or both arms (Teizer et al , 2010), safety vest (Hines et al , 2015; Cho and Park, 2018), waist (Dzeng et al , 2014; Sakhakarmi and Park, 2019), wrist (Kanan et al , 2018; Márquez-Sánchez et al , 2021), thigh (Park et al , 2016) and feet (Simeonov et al , 2011).…”

Intelligent Platform Based on Smart PPE for Safety in Workplaces

“…The smart bracelet is a device designed to be worn on the operator’s hand [ 43 ]. The inputs of the model are the body temperature of the user, their heart rate and a variable that indicates the status of the bracelet, that is to say, the optimal condition that is given by the battery or physical coupling.…”

“…In view of this, the implementation of an electronic system for the detection of anomalies in the workplace can be an essential support for the care of personnel. In this paper, we propose anomaly detection through three devices: a helmet [ 8 ], a belt [ 42 ], and a bracelet [ 43 ]. One of the main motivations of this work is the use of edge computing.…”