Energy · Large company
Monitoring and validating that workers use their PPE correctly, with sensors on the equipment itself
Project summary
- Industry
- Energy
- Company size
- Large company
- Services
The problem
A large energy company needed to know whether workers were using their personal protective equipment (PPE) correctly, meaning the safety gear each person wears on the job. That required monitoring how the equipment was used and validating that the use was correct.
What was agreed
- Prioritized scope
- The project covered a set of sensors built into wearable PPE, that is, fitted into the protective equipment itself, and a mobile app connected to those sensors.
What was delivered
Workers' PPE use is monitored and validated from the equipment itself, through the app linked to the sensors.
Who it’s for
The system was built for a large energy company and concerns the workers who use wearable PPE.
How it works
The sensors sit on the very equipment the worker wears and connect to the mobile app. It is through this link that the system follows how the PPE is used.
The technology, in plain words
- Node.js: a runtime that runs JavaScript outside the browser, widely used to build servers and APIs (the doorways through which one system hands data to another).
- Android: Google’s operating system for phones and tablets; in this project, it is the platform of the mobile app.
- C: a general-purpose programming language, widely used for software that runs close to the hardware, such as in electronic devices and embedded systems.
How it went
Assessment
At the start
An initial conversation to understand the client's request and problem.
Discovery Sprint
Before building
The problem was understood and the scope defined.
Development
Between 2018 and 2019
Built in incremental releases throughout the project, not all at the end.
Support and continuous improvement
After going live
The system then moved into support and maintenance.
Technical details
Technologies used in this project
- Node.js
- Android
- C
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