SAFETY IN THE PLANT
PROTECTION STRATEGY
Katharina Meese explains how to protect workers and increase efficiency
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ur demanding world of work is primarily driven by speed and profitability. Even though companies have to achieve
top quality, they must meet tight deadlines. Tere is hardly room for glitches, bumps or mishaps on the road to success. And although protecting staff from harm should be a priority
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in any line of business, when it comes to industrial workplaces, health and safety issues become paramount. Jobs in production, fabrication, manufacturing or construction carry a high risk for disruptions. Tey are caused by accidents and injuries among workers or malfunctions of machinery and equipment. Terefore, it is imperative to
avoid delays or downtime, whatever the reason. Faced with the challenge of keeping
costs low, outputs high, and the workforce healthy and alert, companies would do well to turn to digital solutions such as those from safety and medical technology provider Dräger. In the field of smart safety, digitalisation is opening up impressively functional possibilities by forming the basis for networking and controlling systems, connecting sensors, and using artificial intelligence. Te proper hardware and software help to standardise processes and increase efficiency in complex systems.
MONITORING PEOPLE AND INFRASTRUCTURE Before looking at the downstream analysis of the collected data, the live monitoring of the information (of a specific industrial work situation) is carried out. It works
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