Saf Health Work.  2020 Dec;11(4):537-542. 10.1016/j.shaw.2020.06.007.

Design of a Smart Safety Vest Incorporated With Metal Detector Kits for Enhanced Personal Protection

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Logistics Management, Faculty of Business & Information Science, UCSI University, 56000, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Technology & Built Environment, UCSI University, 56000, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Abstract

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.

Keyword

Metal detector; Safety vest; Smart PPE; Workplace accident
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