Method and system for monitoring the safety of field workers
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1. A worker safety device comprising:
- a manually actuable device usable by the worker to indicate a need for assistance, wherein the manually actuable device is a retained mechanical lever configured be actuable from a normal position to a help request position only by being moved outward and away from the safety device, and the retained mechanical lever comprises a detent configured to allow a user'"'"'s finger to flip the mechanical lever outward;
a gas sensor configured to detect gas in the environment of the worker;
a processor programmed to obtain information from said manually actuable device and the gas sensor to determine worker status;
a communication system controlled by the processor for communicating worker status data to a remote server, wherein the worker status data comprises information generated by the gas sensor;
wherein the safety device is configured to wirelessly communicate an emergency alert comprising the worker status data to the remote server when the mechanical lever moved from the normal position to the help request position.
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Abstract
A person-worn safety device that communicates bi-directionally and wirelessly with a remote receiver system. An accelerometer sensor detects the worker'"'"'s activity levels to verify the worker'"'"'s safety, and identify periods of unduly strenuous activity or undue lack of activity. The system also identifies worker position from localized radio signals from terrestrial sources. A manually actuable lever and button are usable by the worker to indicate a need for assistance. A visual or audio interface allows feedback to the worker originated by the device processor or remote server.
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1. A worker safety device comprising:
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a manually actuable device usable by the worker to indicate a need for assistance, wherein the manually actuable device is a retained mechanical lever configured be actuable from a normal position to a help request position only by being moved outward and away from the safety device, and the retained mechanical lever comprises a detent configured to allow a user'"'"'s finger to flip the mechanical lever outward; a gas sensor configured to detect gas in the environment of the worker; a processor programmed to obtain information from said manually actuable device and the gas sensor to determine worker status; a communication system controlled by the processor for communicating worker status data to a remote server, wherein the worker status data comprises information generated by the gas sensor; wherein the safety device is configured to wirelessly communicate an emergency alert comprising the worker status data to the remote server when the mechanical lever moved from the normal position to the help request position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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