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Dropsafe Helideck – Credit: Dropsafe
Safety of workers,structures, equipment and the environment are paramount in any offshore energy project. In the March/April print edition,
Offshore Engineer took a look inside some notable newcomers.
Wearable tech to boost drill floor safety
HaloGuard – Credit: Transocean
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has recently deployed what it said was the offshore drilling industry’s first safety system that integrates a wearable locating device with drill floor equipment and machine stoppage controls.
The system, called HaloGuard, combines a wearable alarm and a real-time location transmitter together with a machine vision system that is designed to track the position of personnel on the drill floor and key drill floor equipment while operating.