US 12,073,702 B2
Method for monitoring personal protection equipment compliance
Ataur Rahman, Hyderabad (IN); Rahul Nair, Hyderabad (IN); and Siva Sathish Kumar T, Hyderabad (IN)
Assigned to Honeywell International Inc., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by Honeywell International Inc., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Jan. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/576,384.
Application 17/576,384 is a continuation of application No. 17/088,798, filed on Nov. 4, 2020, granted, now 11,257,342.
Application 17/088,798 is a continuation of application No. 16/661,615, filed on Oct. 23, 2019, granted, now 10,861,311, issued on Dec. 8, 2020.
Application 16/661,615 is a continuation of application No. 15/766,757, granted, now 10,535,242, issued on Jan. 14, 2020, previously published as PCT/US2015/054907, filed on Oct. 9, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2022/0139186 A1, May 5, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G08B 21/02 (2006.01); G01P 13/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/38 (2018.01)
CPC G08B 21/02 (2013.01) [G01P 13/00 (2013.01); H04W 4/38 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for monitoring personal protection equipment (PPE) compliance in a work site, the method comprising:
determining that a user enters the work site, wherein the work site is associated with a plurality of PPE devices assigned to the user, wherein each PPE device of the plurality of PPE devices includes at least i) a personalized user identification (ID) module uniquely assigned to the user, each personalized user ID module providing a unique ID of the user, and ii) a plurality of sensor modules attached to at least a PPE device;
receiving detection information from the plurality of sensor modules attached to the plurality of PPE devices;
generating at least one PPE compliance indication associated with the user and the work site based at least in part on determining whether each of the plurality of PPE devices is active according to iii) the detection information and iv) the unique ID of the user;
and in response to determining that the user is not wearing the PPE device when the PPE device is required to be worn by the user, sending, from a supervisor console, a notification to alert the user to wear the PPE device.