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detection hardware can generate a massive amount of data about a hazmat incident that is valuable—but only useful if that data can be accessed and analyzed in real-time to drive decisions.
To achieve this, rapidly deploying area monitors and connecting personal gas detectors is critical. ThThen, the softftware solution must make the right data available to the right people at the right time. These capabilities support an effective emergency response while protecting the safety of the response team.
IT/Digital Transformation
IT and digital transformation teams need technology solutions that make worksites safer without costly and time-consuming IT infrastructure changes. Many safety solutions require setting up MESH networks or ensuring a strong Wi-Fi signal throughout the facility, which can be a major challenge and add significant cost to deployment and maintenance. MESH networks also often limit the total number of devices that can be connected to the network at the same time, making it a poor option for maintaining connectivity.
Other connected safety devices automatically connect to the cloud with 3G/4G cellular connectivity or satellite. Satellite connectivity is especially critical for workers that visit job sites in remote areas where a cellular connection is limited. Equipped with personal monitoring devices that connect from anywhere in the world means every worker can be safe. Automatic connectivity
saves IT deployment time upfront by making it easy to get devices online quickly, and it reduces time spent troubleshooting connection issues.
IT teams are concerned about the maintenance of dashboarding and data insights tools. Look for vendors who with no software to install, with updates completed automatically over the air every time a firmware update is released—so that teams can seamlessly control their own safety.
Conclusion
For energy companies, safety needs to be an integral part of a company’s DNA. Compliance alone is no longer sufficient. Safety is more than meeting the bare minimum and checking off the required boxes. Instead, leaders need to instill the importance of safety in decision-making throughout the organization. Every department must be involved in driving safety forward and finding new opportunities to bolster a safety ecosystem that gives workers confidence when they report to a job.
Safety is one of the most valuable cases for digital transformation; by using data and connecting their workforce, companies can increase operational excellence. It is important to partner with a vendor that supports your safety-driven focus.
Blackline Safety provides wearable safety technology, personal and area gas monitoring, cloud-connected software and data analytics.
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