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RFID system and method for ensuring personnel safety

  • US 20040100384A1
  • Filed: 11/21/2002
  • Published: 05/27/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for ensuring that personnel are properly outfitted with necessary equipment for the performance of particular procedures, said method comprising:

  • for a given procedure, identifying the equipment that an individual is required to have for performing a procedure;

    configuring a smart tag with the identified equipment, the smart tag containing information to identify the respective piece of equipment it is configured with;

    locating a smart tag scanner at a location through which the individual must pass prior to performance of the procedure, the smart tag scanner configured to retrieve the equipment identification information from the smart tags; and

    conducting an accountability check of the required equipment against the actual equipment identified by the smart tag scanner.

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