Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 4 2020
Design of a Smart Safety Vest Incorporated With Metal Detector Kits for Enhanced Personal Protection (Short Communication)
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Title
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 4 2020
Design of a Smart Safety Vest Incorporated With Metal Detector Kits for Enhanced Personal Protection (Short Communication)
Design of a Smart Safety Vest Incorporated With Metal Detector Kits for Enhanced Personal Protection (Short Communication)
Subject
Metal detector, Safety vest Smart PPE, Workplace accident
Description
Background: Personal protective equipment (PPE) has been designed in such a way to reduce accident
rates. Unfortunately, existing PPE is rather ineffective as it is not able to provide warning signals when hazard is around. The integration of intelligent systems is envisaged to increase the efficiency of existing PPE.
Methods: This project designed a safety vest incorporated with metal detectors which can provide immediate warning to the field workers when there is metal hazard around. This product has greater freedom of design via smart manufacturing as it involves the assembly of few commercially available parts into a single entity. Briefly, the metal detector is a do it yourself (DIY) kit, and the safety vest is purchasable from any local market. The DIY kit was connected to a copper coil and being sewed into the safety vest.
Results: The metal detector induces beeping sound when there is metal hazard around. A total of 121
engineering students were introduced to the prototype before being requested to answer a survey associated with the design. Respondents have rated >3.00/5.00 for the design simplicity, ease of usage, and light weight. Meanwhile, respondents suggested that the design should be further improved by increasing the metal detection range.
Conclusion: It is envisaged that the introduction of this smart safety vest will allow the workers to carry
out their duties securely by reducing the accident rates. Particularly, such design is expected to reduce
workplace accident especially during night time at construction sites where the visibility is low.
rates. Unfortunately, existing PPE is rather ineffective as it is not able to provide warning signals when hazard is around. The integration of intelligent systems is envisaged to increase the efficiency of existing PPE.
Methods: This project designed a safety vest incorporated with metal detectors which can provide immediate warning to the field workers when there is metal hazard around. This product has greater freedom of design via smart manufacturing as it involves the assembly of few commercially available parts into a single entity. Briefly, the metal detector is a do it yourself (DIY) kit, and the safety vest is purchasable from any local market. The DIY kit was connected to a copper coil and being sewed into the safety vest.
Results: The metal detector induces beeping sound when there is metal hazard around. A total of 121
engineering students were introduced to the prototype before being requested to answer a survey associated with the design. Respondents have rated >3.00/5.00 for the design simplicity, ease of usage, and light weight. Meanwhile, respondents suggested that the design should be further improved by increasing the metal detection range.
Conclusion: It is envisaged that the introduction of this smart safety vest will allow the workers to carry
out their duties securely by reducing the accident rates. Particularly, such design is expected to reduce
workplace accident especially during night time at construction sites where the visibility is low.
Creator
Salini D. Rajendran, Siti N. Wahab, Swee P. Yeap
Publisher
Elsevier Korea LLC
Date
December 2020
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
Coverage
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 4 2020
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Citation
Salini D. Rajendran, Siti N. Wahab, Swee P. Yeap, “Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 4 2020
Design of a Smart Safety Vest Incorporated With Metal Detector Kits for Enhanced Personal Protection (Short Communication),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed November 21, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2040.
Design of a Smart Safety Vest Incorporated With Metal Detector Kits for Enhanced Personal Protection (Short Communication),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed November 21, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2040.