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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2015
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Selaka Bandara Bulumulla, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Michael Joseph Dell'Anno, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Danijel Maricic, Niskayuna, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A system includes a first electronic device configured to attach to an industrial machine or one or more areas of an industrial facility. The first electronic device is configured to transmit a signal indicative of a potentially hazardous condition with respect to personnel of the industrial facility. The system also includes a second electronic device communicatively coupled to the first electronic device and configured to attach to a hardhat of the personnel of the industrial facility. The second electronic device is configured to receive the signal from the first electronic device, determine whether a parameter of the signal is above a threshold, and generate an alarm when the parameter of the signal is above the threshold. The alarm is configured to indicate the potentially hazardous condition to the personnel.