Minimizing workplace-related dangers requires a strong, safety-oriented approach. Augmented Reality (AR) can be developed into a great tool to enhance safety measures, encouraging a more effective manner in which man and machine can interact to build safer workplaces.
Saransh believes that establishing a digital connection for employees can be accomplished by combining virtual and real-world situations to represent scenarios that empower employees and enhance the efficacy of improved safety procedures.
Here are some approaches where AR could be utilized to improve workplace safety.
Visualizing
On-site inspectors often conduct inspections using a number of checklists, but identifying and confirming the problem components on a timely basis can be difficult. Traditional inspection forms can be merged with the AR-generated floor plan. Users can use a smartphone to follow a directed path, or they can employ headgear or other industry products that are compatible with AR technology.
As an example, part of an emergency exit strategy, workplace facilities are generally depicted on 2D maps, displayed in common and vital places. Indoor spaces that are multi-stored, closed, and limited are challenging to map using typical external mapping technologies.
In Google Maps, for example, outdoor spaces are mapped using GPS coordinators – longitude and latitude. Nevertheless, vertical structures require a third coordinate to be visualized and moved. That’s where augmented reality can help greatly. It creates a visual a computer-generated model on the real world without the use of extra gear such as beacons, which are commonly used to recreate outdoor GPS mapping indoors.
Training and validation
Workplace health and safety evaluations and maintenance must be routinely monitored and should be the responsibility of several employees rather than a few specific individuals.
Augmented reality can be used to improve associated documentation such as reference manual or product maintenance videos and photographs, allowing any employee to participate in this process and perhaps prevent health and safety accidents.
Traditional written manuals and work instructions need to include safety concerns, but they take time to read and can be difficult to comprehend without the visual context given by AR. Overlooking digital work instructions on real-world objects and situations can assist workers in visualizing how activities appear in actual practice.
Reporting and tracking issues
Augmented reality, when combined with improving management systems and ticketing software applications, can also be used to assist engineers in checking any technical concerns identified during an inspection. A portable device or even a headgear can be used by staff to access information regarding operations. Furthermore, all employees can benefit from frequent, visual health and safety tours. This will assist the organization guarantee that more employees are ready to manage all routine activities, thereby enhancing productivity and efficiency.
3D Operating Manuals & Remote Assistance
3D instruction manuals provide real-time data and remedial procedures to the crew, assisting in the prevention of errors. Workers and technicians can examine the machinery and its components, processes, and risks in real time with AR-enabled operating manuals.
Technicians can use remote assistance to guide employees with the use of an AR interactive interface, eliminating the need to be physically present to address machine faults, saving time and money.
Incorporating AR in the creation of safer workplaces is a wise investment that will yield extraordinary ROIs by boosting worker safety, lowering related costs, and enabling increased productivity.
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