A new, AI-powered safety app has been launched in a collaborative effort between engineering firm AmcoGiffen and safety technology company Safety Shield Global. The ‘S.T.R.E.A.M’ app is designed to eliminate the risk of accidents between people and machinery on worksites.
The app, which stands for ‘Site Team Reporting and Emergency Accident Management,’ uses advanced Human Form Recognition (HFR) technology tailored to specific site dimensions and plant operations. It provides real-time alerts to supervisors about activities or behaviours that could lead to a People-Plant Interface (PPI) event, allowing for immediate intervention. The system also has an escalation process to inform project and contract managers.
The S.T.R.E.A.M app was developed as a direct result of AmcoGiffen’s strategic safety objectives. Following extensive field trials on a live project, the app achieved an impressive 88% reduction in all incidents of PPI. As a result, AmcoGiffen has now made the app mandatory on all its new sites to enhance worker safety.
The app is an extension of the existing Safety Shield Global VUE portal, which already uses an award-winning alarm system to provide audio and visual alerts when a person enters a machine’s danger zone. The S.T.R.E.A.M app adds a crucial layer of real-time reporting and intervention capabilities for supervisors on the ground.
The technology is highly adaptable and can be customised to operate in any industry where PPI is a risk, including construction, rail, warehousing, agriculture, and waste management.
Chris English, SHEQ Director at AmcoGiffen, said: “This innovation was built to specifically align with our SHEQ/247 safety vision of ‘Everyone home safe and healthy every day’. Demonstrating the company’s commitment to reducing, and where possible, eliminating risks on site through forward-thinking solutions. While the Safety Shield Vue portal initially allowed for data to be shared with senior management and safety representatives, AmcoGiffen were keen for a system which would allow for quicker and wider cascading of information to the workforce. The real-time alerts allow our site supervisors to review the working environment, the work plan and any at-risk behaviours present. Understanding the cause enables a real-time intervention to stop work, and for the workforce to identify and agree different ways of working to eliminate PPI risk. We have already seen staggering results.”
Jonathan Guest, CEO of Safety Shield, said: “Our innovative partnership with AmcoGiffen, who embeds behavioural science into daily operations, enables us to push boundaries and set new benchmarks for safety innovation. It’s not just a tool, it’s a game-changer. Fast, seamless access to our data means clients can now turn insights into action faster than ever before, and this is evident in the initial trials where AmcoGiffen have seen an 88% reduction of at-risk behaviours around moving machinery. This is a natural and powerful extension of the data services we already provide, giving organisations a smarter, more responsive way to manage safety on the ground. Together, we have created something smart and efficient that offers another crucial line of defence and our customisable features on both our Safety Shield systems, Vue portal and now S.T.R.E.A.M app allow every industry to use it to best suit their needs.”
AmcoGiffen is currently rolling out the S.T.R.E.A.M app across all its sites, and it will eventually be made available for other Safety Shield clients.
