Image recognition for personal protective equipment compliance enforcement in work areas
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1. A personal protective equipment compliance system comprising:
- a location device;
an access device configured to deny access to a work area unless the access device receives a compliance verification signal indicative of compliance with one or more personal protective equipment standards;
an image capture device;
a memory comprising a non-transitory, computer readable media;
a processor; and
an image recognition processing tool that, when executed by the processor, configures the processor to;
determine a location of a person based on a signal from the location device;
direct one or more image capture devices to the location of the person by one or more of the following;
panning, tilting, zooming;
receive one or more images from the image capture device;
detect one or more items of personal protective equipment within the one or more images;
detect the positioning of the one or more items of personal protective equipment on a person within the one or more images when the one or more items of personal protective equipment are detected;
identify the type of the one or more items of personal protective equipment when the one or more items of personal protective equipment are detected;
verify compliance with the one or more personal protective equipment standards based on the positioning of the one or more items of personal protective equipment and the type of the one or more items of personal protective equipment; and
send the compliance verification signal indicative of the compliance verification to the access device;
wherein the access device is further configured to, in response to receiving the compliance verification signal, grant access to the work area;
wherein the location device is separate and apart from the one or more image capture devices.
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Abstract
A method comprises receiving one or more images of a person from one or more image capture devices in response to an input, identifying one or more items of personal protective equipment in the one or more images, determining the positioning of the one or more items of personal protective equipment relative to the person in the one or more images, and verifying compliance with personal protective equipment standards based on the one or more identified items of personal protective equipment and the positioning of the one or more items of personal protective equipment.
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1. A personal protective equipment compliance system comprising:
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a location device; an access device configured to deny access to a work area unless the access device receives a compliance verification signal indicative of compliance with one or more personal protective equipment standards; an image capture device; a memory comprising a non-transitory, computer readable media; a processor; and an image recognition processing tool that, when executed by the processor, configures the processor to; determine a location of a person based on a signal from the location device; direct one or more image capture devices to the location of the person by one or more of the following;
panning, tilting, zooming;receive one or more images from the image capture device; detect one or more items of personal protective equipment within the one or more images; detect the positioning of the one or more items of personal protective equipment on a person within the one or more images when the one or more items of personal protective equipment are detected; identify the type of the one or more items of personal protective equipment when the one or more items of personal protective equipment are detected; verify compliance with the one or more personal protective equipment standards based on the positioning of the one or more items of personal protective equipment and the type of the one or more items of personal protective equipment; and send the compliance verification signal indicative of the compliance verification to the access device; wherein the access device is further configured to, in response to receiving the compliance verification signal, grant access to the work area; wherein the location device is separate and apart from the one or more image capture devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A personal protective equipment compliance system comprising:
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a trigger device, wherein the trigger device is an entry way device located at an entry way to a work area; an image capture device; a memory comprising a non-transitory, computer readable media; a processor; and an image recognition processing tool that, when executed by the processor, configures the processor to; receive a trigger signal from the trigger device; receive one or more images from the image capture device in response to receiving the trigger signal; detect one or more items of personal protective equipment within the one or more images; detect the positioning of the one or more items of personal protective equipment on a person within the one or more images when the one or more items of personal protective equipment are detected; identify the type of the one or more items of personal protective equipment when the one or more items of personal protective equipment are detected; verify compliance with one or more personal protective equipment standards at the entry way to the work area based on the positioning of the one or more items of personal protective equipment and the type of the one or more items of personal protective equipment; and send an output signal indicative of the compliance verification; wherein a piece of equipment is configured to, in response to an access device for the piece of equipment receiving the output signal, activate; wherein the piece of equipment is that to which the personal protective equipment relates to for protective purposes; and wherein the trigger device is separate and apart from the one or more image capture devices. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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