Plant Safety

Gaithersburg, MD — A new artificial intelligence model is aimed at identifying – in real time – the safest evacuation routes for occupants in...

Failure to control hazardous energy; a lack of equipment, training and/or maintenance; and now COVID-19 are just some of the hazards that put plant workers at risk of injury or illness.

Plant safety encompasses a wide variety of hazards, from slips, trips and falls and excessive noise to heavy machinery traffic and loading dock concerns.

Plant safety can mean a lot of different things: keeping a facility’s stairways slip-resistant and free of debris, or having audible warning systems for collision prevention. It can range from industrial vacuum cleaners to remove dust – reducing the potential for a dust explosion – to safety gates, safety signs and spill kits.

Industry insiders are praising technological improvements in plant safety.

Technology is playing a strong role in the advancement of plant safety, according to people in the safety industry.

Is safety tracking software the name of the game for new technology designed for plant safety?

From lockout/tagout to emergency evacuations, ‘plant safety’ covers a broad range of hazards.