EP-3867660-B1 - PERSONNEL MONITORING AND LABOR PRODUCTIVITY ANALYSING SYSTEM

Inventors

• YAVUZ, Remzi
• SEVIK, Ugur
• BERBER, TOLGA
• ERDOL, Hakan

Dates

Publication Date

20260506

Application Date

20181213

Claims (5)

1. A personnel monitoring and labor productivity analyzing system comprising: • safety boots (2) that enclose passive RFID label (1) operating between frequencies of 125 KHz to 960 MHz, that defines credentials of the personnel therein, that determine machinery which can be operated by the personnel (4), the doors and entrances he/she will have access to and that contains the credentials of the personnel, • a data transfer module (3) that regularly receives the frequency transmitted by the safety boots (2) and that transmits it to a cloud module (6) and thus allowing the constant receiving of the data regarding the number of personnel (4) inside the work area and their credentials, • RFID readers (5) that are located on the doors and entrances positioned inside the work area (7) and found on the machinery located inside the work area (7) and that allow for opening of doors belonging to the work area (7) and that further allow for operating of machines found within the working area in accordance with authorization data transmitted by the safety boots (2), wherein information indicating that which machine within the work area (7) is being operated by the personnel (4) are collected by RFID readers located on that particular machine and transferred to the cloud module (6), • the cloud module (6) that stores the data received from the data transfer module (3) and performs reporting by means of calculating labor performance information, that produces warning messages and that conducts analyses through the collected data, and provides the data obtained from the data transfer module (3) that regularly senses the frequency emitted by the safety boots (2) with a passive RFID label (1) regarding location, number, and credentials of personnel (4), thus determining how many personnel (4) are within the work area (7) and identifying the relevant personnel after a potential disaster to search and rescue teams.
2. Personnel monitoring and labor productivity analyzing system according to Claim 1 characterized by comprising: the passive RFID label (1) inside the safety boots (2) does not require energy.
3. Personnel monitoring and labor productivity analyzing system according to Claim 1 characterized by comprising: the data transfer module (3) that automatically collects and reports data regarding how long employees stayed within resting places, for how long they worked in units they are required to or how long employees stayed outside through the personnel's (4) location data obtained from the safety boots (2) and that transfers this data to the cloud module (6).
4. Personnel monitoring and labor productivity analyzing system according to Claim 1 characterized by comprising: by the medium of authorization data input to the passive RFID label (1), the machinery that can be operated by the personnel (4), entrances and locations that can be accessed by the personnel (4) are defined, wherein a machine is prevented from operating when a personnel (4) without the machine operation access permission desires to operate the machine.
5. Personnel monitoring and labor productivity analyzing system according to Claim 1 characterized by comprising: the cloud module (6) that allows for processing data through matching the work environment and operating machine with the safety boots (2) comprising the passive RFID label (1) by means of the wireless mesh network topology and for analyzing the work productivity and provides alerts with effective reporting.

Description

Technical Field of the Invention: The present invention relates to a personnel monitoring and labor productivity analyzing system that allows the matching of machine and a work environment through the means of passive RFID labels, that monitors personnel and that allows for conducting search and rescue following a potential accident. The present invention relates particularly to a personnel monitoring and labor productivity analysis system that allows for matching of working environment and the machine operated with by means of passive RFID labels that is placed inside safety boots, that is of heat-resistant characteristic and that does not require energy to function, that transfers data by using wireless mesh network topology and provides warning features by means of efficient reporting. State of the Art: Due to developments observed specifically in industrialization, factories are becoming more and more obliged to take measures towards occupational safety against risks present in the working environment. Particularly in industrial enterprises where manpower is a necessity, many precautions and measures are to be taken with regards to the posing of potential risks. In the scope of these measures the location of personnel, the machinery he/she has access to and the safety of these machines have a great importance. There are many available systems developed because of this reason. Occupational safety systems such as pinpointing personnel's location and access restrictions introduced to operating of machines provide assistance in prevention of potential accidents. Occupational safety includes measures and precautions taken for the prevention of potential risks that were envisaged or that may arise suddenly while conducting operations and actions in the present state and under working conditions in a workplace. However, against all the measures and precautions taken, accidents (natural disasters) still may happen. In addition to occupational accidents, natural disasters such as earthquakes and fires may also occur and consequently search and rescue operations are carried out following the destruction that came to pass. Being able to get information regarding whether there are personnel buried in the wreckage and if there is to know what their last position was and being able to pinpoint the locations of people who got trapped under debris caused by destruction is of vital importance. Today, there are certain technologies available which can also be used by search and rescue teams in the wake of accidents and natural disasters. These systems include cameras, pinpointing locations of survivors by means of cell phone signal, and devices that utilize radar. The major disadvantage of these systems is that the location of survivors can be determined only by conducting random searches. In such cases, a false signal that may potentially be received or scanning and searching wrong sectors result in time loss and in the meantime a survivor who is in need of assistance remains destitute of help. Because of this reason being able to determine the intensity and the number of survivors in accident and disaster areas is crucial. In addition to reasons related to occupational safety, monitoring of personnel within the working environment and in terms of clock in and out hours and performance data have great importance for enterprises. There are also many systems utilized in this regard. NFC (Near Field Communication), RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) and suchlike cards that function through wireless communication are among the most commonly used systems in monitoring of clock in and out hours of employees. In these systems, NFC or Active RFID (having a power supply) cards are scanned to receivers by the users and by this means clock in and out hours can be put to control or permissions towards the operating of machinery can be identified by means of access given to the personnel. These systems also pose problems in terms of security, for example in case when an employee forgets his/her card inside the system, some other person who does not have access to this card and permissions and privileges it provides can misuse this card. Furthermore, since these systems are always in need of power they are to be supplied with energy constantly. In order to eliminate this problem towards the energy need, there are systems that utilize passive RFID. However, these systems too pose a security problem when a card is forgotten and used by some other person. Moreover, although card systems provide permission to access to limited area and can determine whether a person has entered that particular area or not, they cannot pinpoint the location of the cardholder within that area. Furthermore, being able to determine employees who take long breaks within the working hours in the working area is another crucial point concerning the monitoring of personnel. A situation such as this cannot always be identified by the authorities inside. Despit