Personnel accountability an safety system

摘要

Systems and methods for locating users or equipment on an offshore oil rig or other hazardous location or during transit include user devices, each having a locatable element, at least one motion sensor, and data storage having identifying information relating to a user or item of equipment. Locator devices positioned at discrete locations detect the locatable elements and generate a record that includes the discrete location, the identifying information, and the speed or orientation of the user device. A central device can receive the record from each locator device, generate a log of the records, compare the log to expected parameters, receive expected deviations from the parameters, and generate alerts if a deviation is not expected. Additional locatable devices not associated with users can be provided for emergent access in escape vessels, emergency equipment, or similar locations, by users separated from a user device.

主权项

1. A system for locating users on an offshore oil rig or other hazardous location, the system comprising:
a plurality of user devices, wherein each of said wearable devices comprises:
a locatable element adapted to be detected by a corresponding locator device;at least one motion sensor adapted to determine a speed of the user device, an orientation of the user device, or combinations thereof; anddata storage comprising identifying information relating to a user or piece of equipment associated with the device; a plurality of locator devices, wherein each of said locator devices is positioned at a discrete location, and wherein each of said locator devices is adapted to detect said locatable elements of said plurality of user devices and generate a record comprising the discrete location, the identifying information, and at least one of the speed and the orientation of the user device; and a central device adapted to receive the record from each of said locator devices, wherein the central device comprises a processor in communication with data storage comprising computer instructions for instructing the processor to receive each of said records received from each of said locator devices and generate a log using each of said records, wherein the log comprises a location of at least one user device at a discrete time and at least one of the speed and the orientation of the at least one user device at the discrete time.