After two years of R&D and testing in live environments, UK start up Tended had received product acceptance from Network Rail for its first of a kind geofencing wearable safety solution.
The geofencing wearable features a high tech, rugged wearable accompanied by a planning dashboard. The solution enables organisations to easily map out geofence zones over their worksites. The geofencing solution achieves cm-level accuracy without any additional infrastructure requirements allowing a quick and easy set up.
Geofences are used to define hazardous or safe areas helping worker carry out their work safely. Workers are given a small wearable device that provides real time alerts if they approach the geofence boundary, alerting them of potential danger.
Tended has partnered with Unipart Rail to deploy the solution across the rail networks. Together they plan to deliver the geofencing wearable safety solution as a hired, leased, managed service.
Tended’s CEO and founder, Leo Scott Smith, commented: “Safety in the rail industry is critical. Working with Network Rail, we’ve heard first-hand how workers have had seconds to jump out of the way of high-speed trains. Every incident on the rail network causes major disruption whether it’s caused by an accident or a piece of equipment left on the track; they can lead to huge costs and delays.
“Now that we have product acceptance, we are excited to bring innovation into this safety-critical industry, empower people to work in confidence and help ensure that every worker can return home to their family after every shift.”
Source: www.railway-technology.com
