- Guardhat will bring 3M's Safety Inspection Manager (SIM)
into its Industrial Internet of People (IIoP) platform to
accelerate product development.
- This collaboration is expected to accelerate SIM
enhancements while also evaluating new connected safety personal
protection equipment (PPE) that aims to keep more frontline workers
safe.
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PAUL, Minn. and DETROIT, March 2,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- 3M
today announced a collaboration with Guardhat, an industry-leading
connected safety software company. Given the importance of
connectivity as a key ingredient in safety programs, 3M is transferring its Safety Inspection
Management (SIM) software to Guardhat. The transition is expected
to be completed in mid-2023. In addition to the SIM transition, the
two companies will evaluate future opportunities to collaborate by
combining 3M's expertise in personal protection equipment with
Guardhat's leading worker-centric software platform to create
connected safety opportunities that aim to keep more frontline
workers safe.
SIM is a cloud- and mobile-based system that simplifies
compliance, helps improve safety and eases work for EHS teams by
digitally connecting people, places and PPE. Via mobile apps, RFID
tags and barcodes, operations teams gain visibility into equipment
status and location, training schedules and requirements, and
inspection workflows to keep work moving while keeping people
safe.
For example, a maintenance crew planning to work at height can
quickly scan the RFID tag on their fall arrest system via the SIM
app on their phone before they begin work to conduct an inspection
of the equipment and ensure it is ready to use. This inspection is
recorded, and the equipment can be checked out to a worker and/or
location. The system will also notify the team when the next
inspection is due and provides transparency for compliance needs,
inventory management, workforce training needs and more.
The Guardhat IIoP (or Industrial Internet of People) Platform is
an open, device-agnostic software solution built for the industrial
workforce and its specific needs. That includes data privacy,
management of the unstructured data produced by workers and their
wearable device, processing for critical events at the human edge –
to ensure that decision-making isn't reliant on network
connectivity – and considerations for the unpredictable responses
people can have to events and alerts.
"3M and Guardhat share a common
mission to help workers get the job done and get them safely back
home," said Ray Eby, President of
3M Personal Safety Division (PSD). "A
collaboration between our organizations brings together our
expertise and innovation across PPE with Guardhat's pioneering,
worker-centric software platform to better serve that joint
mission. Connectivity is increasingly beneficial in safety
solutions, and together we can deliver at scale."
Saikat Dey, CEO and co-founder of
Guardhat, added, "3M is synonymous
with safety at worksites the world over. This collaboration allows
us to dramatically expand the lives we touch. It combines best in
class safety equipment and software to streamline asset management,
speed remote support and emergency response and even prevent
incidents before they occur."
3M and Guardhat expect that this
collaboration will accelerate development of SIM software and other
Connected Safety solutions, as well as bring these solutions into
the Guardhat platform – a platform built for real-time safety and
collaboration with and among frontline workers that provides
proactive alerts to and from frontline teams to help prevent
incidents, respond to issues quickly and keep work
moving.
About 3M
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helps create a brighter world for everyone. By unlocking the power
of people, ideas and science to reimagine what's possible, our
global team uniquely addresses the opportunities and challenges of
our customers, communities, and planet. Learn how we're working to
improve lives and make what's next at 3M.com/news or on Twitter at @3M or
@3MNews.
About Guardhat
Guardhat builds connected technology to improve safety and
collaboration with and among frontline industrial workers. We offer
a proprietary connected worker platform – unrivaled in its ability
to ingest, manage and analyze unstructured data, agnostic to
device; easy to deploy monitoring and reporting software;
innovative, wearable technology; and a growing ecosystem of partner
integrations. With Guardhat, device manufactures can quickly bring
connected solutions to market and companies can engage with a
connected workforce across devices to speed reaction time and help
proactively solve challenges. Guardhat is Detroit-founded, San Jose-based, global
company. The company holds 13 patents in real time location
systems, wearable solution design and connected worker software.
For more information, visit: www.guardhat.com.
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