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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014
Filed:
May. 20, 2011
Enrico Boccola, Naples, IT;
Enrico Boccola, Naples, IT;
Selex Sistemi Integrati S.p.A., Roma, IT;
Abstract
A system for monitoring the utilization of personal protective equipment by workers in the workplace can include a set of first slave electronic modules, each paired to a corresponding piece of personal protective equipment. A master electronic module paired to a corresponding worker may form a network with the personal protective equipment that the corresponding worker is equipped with. The master electronic module may acquire and store information from the first slave electronic modules. A set of monitoring devices arranged in a corresponding work area in the workplace may acquire information from the master electronic modules present within the work area. A central control and monitoring unit may acquire information from the monitoring devices.